Archive for November, 2008

Last year you might recall the overwhelming response from Internet Marketers all over the globe when the “Grinch Fund” was stolen from a local restaurant/pub… Well, the Fund is alive and well thanks to all of you. I wanted to express my gratitude for all of your donations last year, and the appreciation of all the staff and especially the children.
I just learned today that Global News has done a follow-up on the story, and I’ve added it here so that you can see it:

Thank you all for your wonderful support. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.

On November 11th Canadians all across the country will stop and pay tribute to the men and women killed in Canada’s wars and military operations. Some will remember friends and relatives long dead. Others – like yourselves perhaps – will pause in tribute to those in harm’s way even today.

For millions of Canadians the poppy has long been the flower of Remembrance. It is a reminder of the blood-red flower which grew in the fields where many Canadians died in a place called Flanders. It remains the flower of Remembrance today.

We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our collective national consciousness; our future is their monument.

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe,
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Last Post (listen to the Last Post)

The Last Post is sounded at military funerals and commemorative services… to indicate that the soldier has completed his life’s work and has entered into his rest.

I just finished reading a post entitled “A Friend Asked Me To Warn You…” by Ken McArthur, a prominent marketer who is well-known for being an upstanding, nice guy throughout the internet marketing world.  You can read the post by clicking here.

I was sorely disappointed by this post for a number of reasons.

First, I dislike it intensely when a marketer uses misleading subject lines and headlines in order to deceive people into clicking a link. When they say that even bad publicity is good publicity, “they” are wrong. If this post had been selling something, I would have refused to purchase it based solely on the deception.

Second, I was truly disappointed by the content. The opening sentences had me believing that Ken was finally going to warn his followers and revoke his endorsement of a particularly unsavoury character. I’ve emailed him privately about the matter, and most experienced and connected marketers are aware of the person’s lack of integrity, but only through “back channels”.

Sadly, these top marketers continue to ignore the problem, insisting that it’s not for them to say anything… that the new marketers will learn on their own.

But at what expense?

Ken posted a second blog post: “Controversy Or Communication?” where he elaborated on the original post further. You can read it by clicking here. I posted a lengthy comment there as well.

What’s your opinion?

Are you selling your integrity to maintain your popularity with the “Big Boys”? Promoting questionable products and marketers regardless of their ethics or the value of their products? Letting your followers “find out for themselves” about unethical marketers instead of speaking up and providing true direction for them?

I’m interested in hearing your point of view.

I know you’ve heard about the “Maverick Business Insider” from Yanik Silver (one of the most respected marketers online), and if you’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of the site, you’ll also know about his “fast action bonuses” which have been extended due to the launch delay…

Well today you have an opportunity to see what all the fuss is about from the straightest shooter you’ll ever meet – Tony Blake. He rarely endorses any product, yet this one has gotten him very excited.

Click here to see the video!

Tony Blake explains the entire package, and why it’s so exciting… and even went the extra mile to create a pile of amazing bonuses!

Don’t waste another second…

Go to MaverickInsider.com right now, and watch the video, see all the bonuses… (there is no opt-in to view it – Tony wants to make this a complete no-brainer…)

I’ve already got mine… and I would LOVE to hear what you think of this awesome package once you have yours!! Let me know what you think of it all in the comments below.

Here’s the link again: MaverickInsider.com

Enjoy!!

Rosalind Gardner is one of the few who I’ve followed when it comes to consistent sales in the affiliate marketing arena. I just saw this video, which is an awesome help to anyone who needs to bypass an ugly or badly written sales page that uses Clickbank:

Bypass Clickbank Sales Page

Important: An important point that wasn’t mentioned in the video is that this method does NOT override existing affiliate cookies. One way to make sure you get credit for sales generated this way would be to pop a page to either the first product or a relevant Clickbank product in the background when someone lands on your page.

This method will definitely come in handy for sites with poor landing pages that leak commissions – for example, sales pages that also have Adsense ads.

You can check out her blog at http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog.

You ever know about something way ahead of everyone else, and the secret is just so big it has you bursting at the seams to tell?

(Click here to be the first to find out!)

It is fair to say that now, more than ever, is the greatest time to make money on the internet…(seriously!) and there’s nothing I love more that real, valuable, FREE stuff I can pass along to you!

Thing is, the “secret” I’m not allowed to tell you about yet will be VERY limited. I really wanted to give you the head’s up in case you don’t get my email in time.

So go ahead and click here to be one of the first to find out what the big secret is…