Happy July 12th!

And yes, today is indeed my birthday.

Hooray!

I know you are wondering so I’ll just come out and say it…

39.

(and I plan to stay 39 for the next 5 years)

To celebrate my birthday I have decided to give a little something back as a thank you to everyone who has helped make this past year such a success.

So for the next 24 hours I am slashing the cost of the rebranding rights to each of my ebooks to just…

7 dollars each!

I have NEVER offered these so cheap before!

And I probably never will again.

In case you don’t know my three ebooks are:

http://SafelistTactics.com
http://GiveawayTactics.com
http://AutoresponderProfitSystem.com

These rebrandable ebooks have proven to be a smart way to build your downlines and make extra money by simply sharing this valuable information with other marketers.

Now you can get the rebranding rights to these ebooks for just 7 dollars each.

To take advantage of this special birthday offer sign up or login to any of my sites below:

http://SafelistTactics.com
http://GiveawayTactics.com
http://AutoresponderProfitSystem.com

And upgrade inside the members area.

The upgrade page will still show the full price but you will only be charged $7.00 for each upgrade you purchase.

How long will this birthday offer last?

I was going to leave it until midnight tonight… but there is little chance I will be home by then.  So, the 7 dollar offer will be in effect until tomorrow morning.

Don’t wait!  Help me celebrate my birthday by grabbing these ultra-cheap rebranding rights to my ebooks today!

http://SafelistTactics.com
http://GiveawayTactics.com
http://AutoresponderProfitSystem.com

Enjoy!

Hello and Happy Monday!

I had a pretty rough weekend and I am feeling a bit under the weather today but I wanted to give a quick shout out for everybody who came out on Friday and listened to my live interview with Sterling Valentine as part of his List Laser 30 Day Listbuilding Challenge.

In case you missed it… here it is!

It was a little nerve wracking but I think it went well.  Somehow Sterling managed to get me talking for a full hour which not many other people have been able to do.  Hopefully I dropped a few good nuggets in there too.

I’m not sure if I will ever get fully used to doing these interviews but this was a topic that I am very passionate about and I hope some people found it helpful.

If you have not yet started building your list Sterling Valentine’s List Laser program is a great place to start.  Not only is it free to join but with 30 days of expert training you can’t really go wrong .

Click here to join!

Hello again!

Sorry I haven’t been updating my blog as often as I would like.  I’m still around, I just haven’t had much time to write.

But today I am ready to rant!

Yep, welcome back!

So, lately I have been spending way too much time on Sweeva.  Frankly, i’m addicted.  Whatever.  In case you live under a rock Sweeva is a social marketing site / traffic exchange.  So by using it you are not only getting your site seen by other marketers but you are also getting to know a lot of other marketers socially who are promoting their own sites.

I guess recently it has really started to bug me to see how many talented Internet marketers I know are out there promoting illegal pyramid and ponzi schemes.

I know.  These programs have been around even longer than I have.   It’s not like I haven’t seen hundreds of them come and go over the years.  But it’s interesting now to finally see the faces and talk to the people who are promoting these programs in a social environment such as Sweeva.

Ok, for the record i’m no angel.  I’ve been known to bend a few laws in my time.  If I am in a hurry I might go a few mph over the speed limit.  I probably play the stereo in my car louder than I should and I might even admit to having a few mp3s on my computer that I didn’t pay for.  Hey, I’m like a modern day Jesse James.

Let’s be realistic here.  The police probably aren’t going to break your door down and haul you off to jail for promoting an affiliate link that might not be entirely legal, but does that mean you should do it?

As long as nobody gets hurt, right?

Wrong.

People do get hurt.

Money doesn’t just magically appear.

No program pays out more than it takes in.

The only way for you to make money in these programs is for other people to lose money.  Your success can only come from someone else’s failure.

Am I the only one bothered by that?

No, i’m not a lawyer or a judge.  I can’t pass absolute legal judgment over every site out there.  But if you are not selling a product or service and the only thing you are offering people is a money making opportunity then chances are it’s either an illegal pyramid scheme or an illegal ponzi scheme.

What’s that?  You program offers a product or service?  I guess that makes it legit, right?

Of course it does!

In fact, Bernie Madoff would be a free man right now if he had only thought to provide his clients with some ebooks and a rotating banner ad on his blog.

You can dress it up anyway you like.  If people are spending money on these things with the goal of making more money back then slapping on a worthless product or ad credits isn’t going to make them any more legit.

It’s frustrating to me though because sometimes I just want to grab these people and tell them what they are doing is wrong… but I can’t.  Who am I to tell them what they should or should not promote?  Right?

Look, if you have the money and you want to gamble it on one of these programs I don’t really care.  Maybe you’ll get lucky and eventually make a profit.  Congratulations on your wise business investment.

My problem is with the program owners and the people who use these programs to prey on newbies who don’t know any better.  The people who only care about making money and don’t care where it’s coming from.  To me that is more than just breaking the law… it’s just wrong.

Hey Guys.

You may have noticed that it’s been about three weeks since I have posted a new JV giveaway update on my blog or via email.  I was hoping nobody would notice but a few people have called me out on it.

Here’s the deal…  it’s a pain to update that list every week!

Ok, so maybe i’m a wuss.  It just got to the point where I would be out with my friends on Sunday night and in the back of my mind I am thinking I need to get home and update the giveaway list.  Then I get home and i’m stuck compiling a list of events at two in the morning so I can send it out before I go to bed.

The fact is that there are usually 5 or 6 new giveaway events announced every week but there are usually only 1 or 2 per month worth promoting.  That’s not to say that the other events are not worth joining because they are free and they do still get me signups.  It’s just a lot of work to do every week without much of a reward.

I’m still updating the calendar inside my JV Giveaway Tactics website.  That’s easy enough to do.  I’m just not sure if it’s worth the time to do the weekly blog post and email updates.

For example I just updated the calendar tonight.  I added 7 new giveaway events.  Of those 7, only 1 is really worth mentioning.  That one is the Goodfellas JV Giveaway.  That site is run on the latest giveaway script, has a unique domain name, and has all custom graphics.  The other giveaways are all cookie-cutter designs that are hosted in folders with probably 20 other websites.

Seriously, if you can’t afford $10 for a domain name how much faith am I going to put in you to be able to run a successful giveaway?

So I want to hear what you guys think.  I plan on keeping the calendar updated inside the JV Giveaway Tactics website.  Would you prefer that I keep doing the emails and blog posts listing all the current giveaways?  Or would you prefer just the occasionally announcement about new giveaways worth joining?

Lemme know!

Hey guys.

Last month I relaunched my Safelist Marketing Tactics site.  As part of this promotion I decided to purchase a few safelist solo ads to help spread the word.  Since I always track my ads I thought you might be interested in checking out some of my stats.

I should point out that these stats probably aren’t as reliable as my monthly safelist reports.  Usually my stats are based on a full month of daily mailings.  These solo ad stats are 1-time mailings all sent within a few days of each other.  I probably would have gotten better results if I had spaced them out over a period of time so take that into consideration.

“Clicks” is how many people viewed my splash page.  “Action” is how many people clicked the link on my splash page to go to the main site.  “Sales” is how many people joined my site.  CTA and CTS are “clicks to action” and “clicks to sale”.  “Cost” is how much I paid for the solo ads and CPS is the “cost per sale”.

Not the greatest results.  Especially since I usually try to shoot for $1.00 per sign-up.

European Safelist ended up being the best deal.  I actually sent that solo ad for free as part of my monthly upgraded membership which costs $7.00.  I usually get 7-10 sign-ups from my monthly European Safelist solo ad which is what makes me think all theses results are a little bit weaker than they could have been.

Adsolutionline ended up being a pretty good deal.  It’s a little more expensive than the other solo ads but Adsolutionline has always been a responsive safelist for me.

I’m pretty disappointed in the viral list builders.  I normally get great results from these sites but it appears the solo ads weren’t really worth it this time.  List Joe brought me a lot of sign-ups but if you are going to spend $100 on advertising you’re probably better off with the monthly upgrade.

Just as with my monthly safelist stats please keep in mind that these stats are the results of my own marketing methods.  Your results may vary.  The only way to know for sure what works best for you is to track your results!  You can get a free link tracker from from TE Toolbox.

Here is the list of upcoming JV giveaway events for March 29, 2010.

JV Giveaway Events

*** March 30 – Easter Giveaway 2010
Contributors: 4322  Gifts: 291

March 31 – Peter Cottontail Easter Giveaway
Contributors: 252  Gifts: 176

April 1 – Easter Madness Giveaway
Contributors: 213  Gifts: 182

April 2 – Marketing Associates Giveaway
Contributors: 191  Gifts: 113

* April 2 – New JV Talent Easter Giveaway
Contributors: 440  Gifts: 311

April 2 – The Spring Time Giveaway
Contributors: 116  Gifts: 70

April 12 – No Name JV
Contributors: 89  Gifts: 46

* Recommended

You can always find the latest giveaway announcements at:
http://www.GiveawayTactics.com

Here is the list of upcoming JV giveaway events for March 1, 2010.

JV Giveaway Events

March 3 – Growing Success Gifts
Contributors: 474  Gifts: 182

March 13 – Gift Me My Money Giveaway
Contributors: 162  Gifts: 115

March 15 – Looking Forward to Spring Giveaway
Contributors: 118  Gifts: 81

March 16 – My JV Giveaway
Contributors: 145  Gifts: 102

March 31 – Peter Cottontail Easter Giveaway
Contributors: 91  Gifts: 60

You can always find the latest giveaway announcements at:
http://www.GiveawayTactics.com

Here is the list of upcoming JV giveaway events for February 8, 2010.

JV Giveaway Events

Feb 8 – The Seven Dollar Giveaway
Contributors: 238  Gifts: 228

Feb 9 – Happy Birthday Box of Gifts Giveaway
Contributors: 278  Gifts: 224

*Feb 13 – New JV Talent Valentine’s Giveaway
Contributors: 431  Gifts: 341

Feb 15 – Traffic Tsunami Gifts
Contributors: 227  Gifts: 150

Feb 15 – Members Only Giveaway 2
Contributors: 207  Gifts: 134

Feb 19 – Internet Marketing Giveaway
Contributors: 140  Gifts: 92

Feb 22 – 2010 Prosperity Giveaway
Contributors: 112  Gifts: 93

Feb 28 – St. Patricks Day Giveaway
Contributors: 155  Gifts: 87

March 1 – Luck of the Irish Giveaway
Contributors: 157  Gifts: 97

*Recommended

You can always find the latest giveaway announcements at:
http://www.GiveawayTactics.com

Here is the list of upcoming JV giveaway events for February 1, 2010.

JV Giveaway Events

*Feb 5 – EZ-IM Giveaway
Contributors: 1429  Gifts: 306

Feb 6 – Valentine Giveaway
Contributors: 222  Gifts: 146

Feb 8 – The Seven Dollar Giveaway
Contributors: 171  Gifts: 153

Feb 9 – Happy Birthday Box of Gifts Giveaway
Contributors: 205  Gifts: 146

*Feb 13 – New JV Talent Valentine’s Giveaway
Contributors: 342  Gifts: 257

Feb 15 – Traffic Tsunami Gifts
Contributors: 158  Gifts: 95

*Feb 15 – Members Only Giveaway 2
Contributors: 137  Gifts: 88

Feb 22 – 2010 Prosperity Giveaway
Contributors: 41  Gifts: 43

Feb 28 – St. Patricks Day Giveaway
Contributors: 91  Gifts: 43

*Recommended

You can always find the latest giveaway announcements at:
http://www.GiveawayTactics.com

Here is the list of upcoming JV giveaway events for January 25, 2010.

JV Giveaway Events

Jan 29 – Fair Rainbow Giveaway

Jan 30 – The Bargain Basement Giveaway
Contributors: 334  Gifts: 223

Jan 31 – Be My Valentine Giveaway
Contributors: 253  Gifts: 165

Feb 1 – The PLR Giveaway
Contributors: 224  Gifts: 98

Feb 6 – Valentine Giveaway
Contributors: 198  Gifts: 122

Feb 8 – The Seven Dollar Giveaway
Contributors: 113  Gifts: 93

Feb 9 – Happy Birthday Box of Gifts Giveaway
Contributors: 127  Gifts: 75

*Feb 13 – New JV Talent Valentine’s Giveaway
Contributors: 267  Gifts: 197

*Recommended

You can always find the latest giveaway announcements at:
http://www.GiveawayTactics.com