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Internet Marketing Mentors Blog Carnival February 27th 2008

Welcome to the February 27th, 2008 edition of internet marketing mentors.

This week Mark Russell quite rightly talks about paying your dues if you want to run an internet based business and Joshua provides you with insights into powerful yet reasonable goals.

If you have ever thought about creating your own software then Sabrina Jefferson's post will definitely set you off on the right foot and Carol wants to ask you something..... Just how appealing are you?

Enjoy the carinval. Next week is International Women's Week in the UK so it will be great to have a women centered carinval. Watch out for it next Wednesday.

Mark Russell presents Internet Business In A Nutshell Part 1: Paying Your Dues posted at MarkDRussell.com.

Mark Russell presents Internet Business In A Nutshell Part 2: Market Research posted at MarkDRussell.com.

Anya Portnik presents Sales training & personal development from motivational speaker Gavin Ingham. posted at Gavin Ingham.

Joshua C. Karlin presents Powerful Yet Reasonable Goals posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.

James D. Brausch presents Failure? The Doorway to Success posted at Internet Business Blog.

James D. Brausch presents Get Out of the Zone. posted at Internet Business Blog.

Andrew Erickson presents Merchant Processing 101 posted at WebSite Werx.

Rebecca Suzanne Dean presents Stop Thinking. Begin Testing! posted at Rebecca Dean.

Carol Bentley presents Brainstorm a result. . . posted at Carol Bentley.

Brian Terry presents 17 essential “big selling” website strategies (Big Selling Website Design) posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Jimmy Sansi presents Tools Worth Using posted at The Kaizen Business.

Mark Riffey presents If Michael Jordan is ok with failing, isn’t it ok for you? posted at Business is Personal.

Thomas D. Brownsword presents Work: A Mixed Blessing posted at Business Action Steps.

James D. Brausch presents Lack of Results posted at Internet Business Blog.

Ian Richardson presents Final Five Reasons to Host Your Own Blog. posted at Make Everything EzyAs123.

Ed Rivis presents Burning blog feeds for actual statistics. posted at Ed Rivis.

Mark Riffey presents All women think alike, right? posted at Business is Personal.

Greg presents Internet Marketing - Unleashing The Power of SEO and Online Media posted at We Are VZN.

James D. Brausch presents Not Enough Time posted at Internet Business Blog.

Woody Maxim presents The quickest way to more money is through testing posted at Woody Maxim.

John Crenshaw presents Paying Off Your Mortgage - Will It Save You Money? posted at Truthful Lending dot Com, saying, "There's been quite a bit of debate lately over whether or not you should pay off your mortgage or invest any extra money. This article explores the different mortgage payoff methods and will help you decide which, if any, are right for you."

PublicFlirt presents Improve your success in dating and relationships. posted at FeedBulletin for: financialbullet, saying, "How to use compliments with women to improve your success in dating and relationships."

affiliate marketing

Cindy King presents Localization Is A Door To Innovation posted at Get International Clients.

Sam Carrara presents Microsoft is Buying Yahoo? posted at Sam Carrara's Marketing Education.

Tim Gary presents Weasels and False Promises posted at Internet Success Bites.

Brian Terry presents Why you MUST become fanatical at testing and tracking posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Brian Terry presents How to develop a Big Selling Affiliate mindset posted at Big Selling Affiliates Blog.

cfgoulart presents Affiliate Market On Your Blog posted at Making Money Resources, saying, "Jump start your affiliate marketing on your blog."

article writing

Michel Fortin presents Breaking This Copywriting Rule Boosts Profits posted at The Michel Fortin Blog.

Tiffany Colter presents Writing Career Coach: How I got here: Part 3 posted at Writing Career Coach, saying, "This blog discusses expecting success and how to know when you get there!"

Brian Terry presents 10 Steps To Successful Affiliate Article Writing posted at Big Selling Affiliates Blog.

Brent Hodgson presents Conversion Pages Convert, Traffic Pages Generate Traffic posted at Brent Hodgson, Copywriter.

Stephen Dean presents Copy Sin: Trying To Be All Things To All People posted at Stephen Dean's Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog - Copywriter.

Brian Terry presents How to tap into 60+ million highly responsive, targeted visitors posted at Big Selling Affiliates Blog.

blogging

Kenton Newby presents Focusing on Leverage posted at KentonNewby.com.

Woody Maxim presents More on Blog Farm Generator posted at Woody Maxim.

Carol Bentley presents Are you newsworthy. . . posted at Carol Bentley.

Aaron Anderson presents Thanks James! posted at Online Business Blog.

Joshua C. Karlin presents Internet Business Moves, Fundraising Ideas Stay posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.

Derrick Markotter presents Copywriting Blueprint Formula posted at Online Business Blog.

Kenton Newby presents Six "Einstein Woulda' Done This" Reasons for Starting an Online Business posted at KentonNewby.com.

Mark Riffey presents Marketing opportunities: As perishable as lettuce. posted at Business is Personal.

Aaron Brandon presents What To Blog About posted at Aaron Brandon.

Steve Oliphant presents Gotta blog while the blogging’s good posted at Steve Oliphant's Musings.

Don D. Morrison presents It Isn?t Human Relations Anymore? Its Out Sourcing! posted at dondmorrison.com.

Sabrina Jefferson presents Internet Marketing Newbie Action Plan posted at Sabrina Jefferson.

James D. Brausch presents Eight Things that are Better than Free posted at Internet Business Blog.

Mike Remer presents Marketing opportunities: As perishable as lettuce. posted at Business is Personal.

Steve Oliphant presents Stop Gambling with Your Future and Start Making Money posted at Steve Oliphant's Musings.

Terry Dean presents Using Long Tail Keywords for Profit posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Sabrina Jefferson presents The Power Is In The Ping posted at Sarah Paine.

Woody Maxim presents My review of Blog Farm Generator posted at Woody Maxim.

Stephen Dean presents I Just Got Back From The Cruise posted at Stephen Dean's Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog - Copywriter.

John Lenaghan presents Affiliate Summit Day 1 - Calacanis Keynote Part 3 (aka Long Term Thinking) posted at Internet Marketing Chaos.

James D. Brausch presents Not Enough Time posted at Internet Business Blog.

Sarah Paine presents The Power Is In The Ping posted at Sarah Paine.

Jimmy Sansi presents Guaranteed Traffic Today Using These 7 Simple Methods posted at The Kaizen Business.

ebooks

Jimmy Sansi presents Grow Your List Of Publishers posted at The Kaizen Business.

information products

Carol Bentley presents Yesterday?s blog-post was completely off-track posted at Carol Bentley.

Woody Maxim presents The Answer posted at Woody Maxim.

James D. Brausch presents Lack of Results posted at Internet Business Blog.

Stephen Dean presents A Simple Solution To Increase Sales posted at Stephen Dean's Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog - Copywriter.

Rebecca Suzanne Dean presents Remember Your Emotions for Increased Sales Letter Pull posted at Rebecca Dean.

Brian Terry presents Your shortcut to Internet business success starts right here posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Carol Bentley presents How appealing are you posted at Carol Bentley.

Thomas D. Brownsword presents Next Product Is Being Developed posted at Business Action Steps.

Don D. Morrison presents 10 Superior Methods To Incorporate An Online Marketing Auto-responder! posted at dondmorrison.com.

Brian Terry presents 17 essential ?big selling? website strategies posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Stephen Dean presents The Mathematics Of Testing Your Sales Copy. posted at Stephen Dean's Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog - Copywriter.

Michel Fortin presents Give Your Joint-Venture Offer An Extra Punch | The Michel Fortin Blog posted at The Michel Fortin Blog.

Ed Rivis presents Planning for Catastrophic Failure. posted at Ed Rivis.

Aaron Brandon presents Product Creation Worry posted at Aaron Brandon.

social networks

John Lenaghan presents The Art Of Insulting People posted at Internet Marketing Chaos.

software

Andrew Erickson presents Merchant Processing 102 posted at WebSite Werx.

Sabrina Jefferson presents How To Create Your Own DVD posted at Sabrina Jefferson.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next (women centered) edition of internet marketing mentors using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Free Teleseminar Replay: Who Is Your Customer

Diane Corriette from Women Internet Marketers invited Troy White to share his experience of marketing and how to know, understand and attract your ideal client.

Insights shared during this teleseminar include:

If you are going to know who your ideal client is you need to keep a customer file in excel that covers everything about them

You need to keep as much information as possible so that when you talk to them in your marketing you can relate directly to them.

All good marketing will speak to their ideal client, it will describe them in the marketing so that they know this product/service is fro them.

What are the problems your ideal client wants to solve?

Get information about that by collecting data, either online through surveys and questionnaires or offline by mail and telephone.

One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your business is not knowing who your customer is.

When you try to appeal to everyone it calls to no one

Your marketing needs to "call out" to a certain type of person so they stop and listen, and most importantly recognize that you are talking to them – so be specific about who you call out to.

It is important that you touch the heart of your clients, press their emotional buttons and get into their head.

To help you identify how you can do that start by creating a features inventory of your product/service.

List all the features of your product in terms of how it is made, what makes it good and better than the competition, what is it made of?

Then make a list of why those features exist and what makes them important. Answer the "So what?" question.

What does it actually do for a prospect?
What is the real benefit they get from your product?
What is the emotional benefit they receive when they buy the product?

After each benefit put a bullet list of how they will feel after experiencing your product.
Bring in the emotional hot buttons and let them know the things they will have in their life after buying your product.
Honesty is important here, no hype or lies – you always get found out.

Theme marketing – focus your marketing around a particular event that happened in history, it will make you stand out from the competition

e.g. March 12th – Paper money distributed for the first time. How can a company that focus on wealth, or investment or any product/service that deals with money use that theme in their marketing to increase their sales.

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Internet Marketing Teleseminar with Bonnie Boots

Diane Corriette from Women Internet Marketers talks with   Internet Wizard Magazine author and Internet Marketing expert Bonnie Boots


During the call Bonnie shares

Why you don't have to speak to people's pain to sell

The rule of 80/20 and how it applies to marketing

How you can immediate turn around the amount of money you currently earn through the 80/20 principle

How to speak from your heart so your marketing works for you

and much more.

Bonnie spends time discussing how you can discover what marketing method will work for your business by discovering what marketing works on you.

For more information on Women Internet Marketers visit http://www.womeninternetmarketers.net

For more information on Bonnie boots visit
http://www.theinternetwizards.com/index.htm

Domincia - A beautiful island in the Caribbean

This is a look at the island where my parents were born. Things to do, places to go, sites to see, sea to dive into and beaches to chill out on. Whether you are looking for somewhere to get away from it all or an exotic place to get married, Dominica has it all.

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Goal Setting Success

Goal Setting College is a site for any one interested in goal setting, motivation and success. Ellesse Chow has used setbacks from her own life as the inspiration to be an encourager for others – and for herself. One outcome of her success is a blog that contains useful tools and outstanding content.

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Cook up a Viral Video

It's every internet marketer's dream to produce a web video that hits viral overdrive. But, there's more than just making and submitting a video. This article takes a look at some of the factors that can help make a web video go viral.

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Why You Need Community to Reach Your Goals

Navigating the endless content dealing with personal development I have noticed it is rare to hear anyone discuss the need for community and relationships in creating and reaching personal goals. In fact, it is often implied that the strongest way to live life is independent of others, success being measured by how much you can do on yourn own.

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The Golden Rules for Eliminating Debt

Article about the rules you must follow to be successful in eliminating your debt.

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Dream Theme by Ben Cope Is Women Internet Marketers New Look

Well here it is. I decided to use Ben Cope
’s Dream Theme to improve the look of the Women Internet Marketers blog.

It went up on 14th February so may take a few days to look exactly the way I want it to but I am really excited about the look and feel of our new blog. Plus it’s so easy to use.

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22 Sure-Fire Igniters for Inspiration

With so much to do, there seems to be little time left for creativity and inspiration. However, we are most effective when we are inspired to think outside of the box. Whether you have writer
’s block; contemplating a life-changing decision; or you just need a little nudge to get some things figured out, try some of these igniters for inspiration.

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