The No B.S. internet marketing Blog By Lauri Niskasaari

Okay, it`s time to drive traffic to your squeeze page and get some subscribers.

I`m going to give you several methods of driving lots of traffic and getting subscribers so pay attention!

The first way is to drive traffic is: Traffic Exchanges…

Now, most of people online just love to hate traffic exchanges and that`s because they have tried them and failed with them. The single most biggest reason for failing with traffic exchanges is trying to direct sell something or promoting affiliate link with them…

You have to understand how traffic exchanges work before you go using them. Otherwise you will fail!

If traffic exchanges are new to you, here`s how they work: You visit other people`s websites for a certain period of time ( usually 10-30 seconds) and you`ll earn credits for that. Those credits are used to have someone to visit your site.

So, you only have to point and click, or surf sites as we say.

That`s all there is to do! Sounds simple enough?

Well, it`s simple but you need to understand that traffic exchanges are NOT marketplaces. You can`t sell anything with traffic exchanges…just go ahead and try to make direct sales and promote your affiliate link and you will see what I mean.

People Are Not Surfing traffic Exchanges to buy anything so if you`re promoting affiliate products (or your own products)
you can be sure your results will be devastating!

If you`re lucky you can make a sale every 10000 pageviews or something like that…and make $7…

But The only way you can be successful with traffic exchanges is to build your list! That`s good news for you because we`ve been talking about list building lately…

The downside of traffic exchanges is that you need to surf minimum 1 hour / day to see good results and you need to have a special squeeze page that grabs attention FAST because you only have few seconds before your website visitor surfs away from your squeeze page.

People Who are surfing traffic exchanges are In Hurry!

You need to find a way to STOP THEM and make them read your free offer…and sign up to your list!

So, What’s going to make them stop surfing?

It`s Your HEADLINE!

But how to create attention-getting headline? Well, it`s very easy…

You go and surf traffic exchanges and look for headlines that STOP YOU and make you want to check out what`s it all about.  Then you take elements of the best headlines you see around and write up your own eye-grabbing headline.

So, headline is the most important thing about your squeeze page when using traffic exchanges, but there are also other very important things:

* Everything should be “Above the fold” (You should Scroll down as little as possible!)
* Bullet points that tell what’s inside your newsletter / report.
* E-cover for your newsletter / report. (This is important because it automatically adds value to your offer!)
* Branding yourself.(As you see, there’s my name and face on the site.)

That`s pretty much all you need for your squeeze page.

Click Here to see example of squeeze page that works good with traffic exchanges…
(that`s a squeeze page for my traffic exchange inferno report / ecourse)

…and You can model my squeeze page if you wish. Just click here to download the template and edit it out with your own details…

Okay, after you`ve got your squeeze page done, you obviously need to sign up to traffic exchanges and surf for credits so you`ll get traffic and sign-ups to your list.

I suggest you click here to check out affiliate funnel top 10 listing for best converting TE`s. Pick 5-7 top traffic exchanges and go with them. (They`re free to join…)

Note: My favourite traffic exchange is traffic-splash. You can join for free by clicking here…

So, All you need to do is surf for credits and you should see subscribers signing up to your list soon. You should surf minimum 1 hour a day to see results. It can be boring but it`s worth of your time.

Actually I started my list-building career with traffic exchanges in the first place and it`s one of the easiest ways to get going.

Oh, there`s also a MUST ebook for everyone who wants to be successful with traffic exchanges. It`s 13 deadly traffic exchange tragedies and currently you can get it for FREE By clicking this link… I don`t know how long it will be free so you better get it immediately.

I also suggest you listen to two bonus interviews that come with the ebook because they`re worth of gold!

>>> Click here to see next blog post in this series…

Thanks for reading,

-Lauri

P.S. Have you joined Affiliate Funnel yet? Click here to check them out and join for free…

Okay, once you have written your follow up email, you need to load it up to your autoresponder.

This is how it goes with aweber: click Messages ==> Follow up

And then click add new follow up message:

And then you`ll get to add the headline and choose if you want to choose html or plain text template for your email.

This is how it looks like:

I almost always use html template (basic template).

This is because html template allows you to track open rates for your email and add nice-looking tracking links to my emails.

…and If you use plain text template, you can`t track open rates and if you want to track clicks, the link looks ugly (and long).

The thing is, if you want to add a link to affiliate product using html template, you can make it look like it`s not affiliate link at all…All you need to do is click insert / edit hyperlink button:

And then you`ll come up with the box where you fill in the details of your link:

…and You can enter something like “Check this out” to link text section to make your link look good.

For example you have a product you want to promote and you`ve got affiliate url like:  http://xxxxx.xxxxx.hop.clickbank.net/  you can enter something like “check this out” as text and you`ve just created a good-looking clickable link that doesn`t look like affiliate link.

So instead of giving out ugly looking affiliate link (that no-one wants to click) your link looks nice and like part of your email content. This is a good way to increase your click through rates.

After that you`ll need to enter how many days after your previous follow-up message you want your current message to be sent.

Also remember to check the Track links box so you can see how many clicks you get:

After that you can preview and save your message and you`re all set. Pretty easy, right?

Thanks for reading,

-Lauri

Okay, This is my No B.S review about Murder your bills by Fabian Tan.

First, I`ve been doing JV`s and stuff with Fabian and I know the guy…But that doesn`t mean I have to praise his product just because he is my friend.

Maybe once he reads this review, he will delete my email address from his contact list, but as I see this, my job is to tell my honest opinion about his Murder your bills package.

So, hold on to your hat `cause here we go!

So, when we land on the sales page, you will see this:

Yeah, copywriting skills are used to make you feel like once you get this package, you will be making lots of cash without too much effort.  You will get ten complete businesses and blah blah blah…

That`s what you could expect from good-written sales page…Nothing wrong with that if the product is living to its expectations…

As you can see at the sales page, murder your bills is taking advantage of the recession.

I mean, people want to know how to:

• Save money on Gas. How come,  inside the MYB package you will find few guides about saving money on gas.

• Make extra money if they are unempoyed. There`s a solution for that also.

• Stay on budget during  “dark economical times”. That`s Covered in murder your bills package also…

• Survive Recession. That`s what this package claims to deal with!

Basically, there`s bunch of ebooks that give you tips on saving / making money during the “bad times” and I`ll reveal each and every one of them in this review so you can see if Murder Your Bills Package is worth of your money…

To be honest, I think it`s a good idea to offer people practical guides about surviving through hard economical times.

I mean, I thought this would be another “make money with internet marketing” sort of package where you are being taught how to make lots of cash as affiliate…

But then again, are these quality ebooks where you can find useful advice…or is this just a disguised effort to rip you off?

So let`s see what`s inside the package, shall we?

This is a pic from inside the members area so you`ll see what`s inside:

First on the list is: “How to prosper during the hard times” (61 pages)

I`m going to be honest with you here…This is not my favourite ebook in the package. Looks like it`s wrapped up using articles from all around the net…like wikipedia and article sites…

Well, the info is good but it gives sort of a “why should I be paying when you can find it for free” -feeling…

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second on the list: “62 ways to save money at the gas pump” (61 pages)

Okay, this was interesting…I didn`t have big expectations with this one but seems I learned few important facts about saving gas. (Even when this ebook is targeted for people living in US and I live in Europe)

I didn`t know that (according to this ebook) Only 15 percent of the fuel that you put into your car gets used and the rest of the energy is lost for many reasons…And of course this ebook tells you how you can minimize that loss.

And there are lots of useful info like this: Gasoline becomes denser in colder temperatures. Basically this means that if I fill up my gas tank in the cooler morning temperatures, or in the colder evening hours, I will be getting better gas price economy!

And there`s more of the juicy info inside this book…

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Number three on the list: “Household Budgeting” (56 pages)

I didn`t have too big hopes with this either but I must say it`s pretty nice info and it covers importance of budgeting setting your financial goals.

This is for people who want to:

-Gain control of their financial life, monthly bills and spending
-Be prepared and avoid surprises
-Save for a major purchase
-Opt out of a vicious circle of ever-spiraling debt or spend-now-pay-later thinking
-Expand their lifestyle(s)
-Retire early
-Eliminate money as a source of tension and topic for argument
-Rediscover that the best things in life are FREE!
-Becoming self-reliant and empowered to know that debt does not rule their lives

Nice ebook with lots of useful information.

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Number four on the list: “15 top ways to save money” ( 68 pages)

And here are the 15 ways that are covered in the book:

-How to save on insurance
-How to save on auto loans
-How to save on mortgage loans
-How to save on credit cards
-How to save on gasoline
-How to save on car repairs
-How to save on home improvement
-How to save on home heating and energy
-How to save on phone service
-How to save on major appliances
-How to save on furniture
-How to save on clothing
-How to save on groceries
-How to save on vacations
-How to save on prescription drugs

There`s no introduction whatsoever. It jumps straight to the tips…

It`s all very basic information. Can be good info for some people. But it`s surely cr*p for others…I didn`t get much outta this ebook, tho.

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Number five: “How To Sell Your House Without An Agent And At The Best Price Possible” ( 67 pages)

I`m not planning to sell my house but I still had to check out what`s this ebook is all about.

First, the additional header you can see inside the book is : 101 Tips For Selling Your Home Yourself!

It`s a basic course for people who want to sell their house and at the first look, there are lots of useful tricks you can use to convince people to buy your house…and what you should tell to potential buyers…

Pretty nice information inside this one.

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Number six: “Hypermiling secrets” (How To Make Your Car Go A Lot Further With Less Gas) ( 27 pages)

where have I heard the gas saving tips before…hmm…Oh yeah, the book 2 ( 62 ways to save at the gas pump) on the package already gave us 62 ways on that!

So, what`s new? Actually, nothing…Few additional tips compared to book 2…So, this book could have been taken out of the list if you ask me.

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Number seven: “Gas-saving Devices: Fuel Saver or Consumer Scam?” ( 27 pages)

Hey…Maybe this package should have been “murder your gas bills” or something…I`m getting tired of the gas-saving tips already.

Oh, sorry…this one was about gas saving devices so I better watch my words and dive in to this ebook…

Actually I learned a LOT from this ebook and I`m happy I gave it a read!

This is what it`s all about:

FTC has tested more than 100 products on the market that claim a person can save 20% or more on their gas expenses. However, this agency wasn’t able to verify any of these products could offer those results or any significant benefit at all.

Inside this book you will discover a list of devices that actually work and avoid devices that can damage your vehicle!

Useful info if you ask me!

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Number eight inside the Murder your Bills package: Moving Abroad ( 37 pages)

Oh geez…how moving abroad can help you to survice recession? Is it like this: “Help! It`s recession, lets bail out and move abroad!”

Just wondering what the heck is this book doing here?!

I`m going to take a read to figure it out…

So, maybe some people find job in another country and want to move and this book gives some advice on that. There`s info about visas and work permits…and settling in to your new life. Not bad to read if you are about to move abroad. But in my opinion this is a filler material to make the package look bigger…

Then again, it`s just my opinion. Not bad info but still…

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Number nine: “Getting Yourself Organized!” ( 52 pages)

I was a little skeptical about this…But then I realized one important thing; it`s really important to feel good about you!

And organizing can actually help you with this.

Inside this book I found out lots of good tips that make you feel better. Actually, the first section about cleaning the clutter was awesome!

Once your house is clean, you feel better. I`ve proven that many times as I`ve cleaned our house and I`m going to prove that again later on today as I finish this review

Feeling good about your life is important and if you organize your life, you can surely feel better. If your life seems out of control, you will feel better once you re-organize it all.  Try it and you`ll see it!

There`s lots of interesting stuff inside this ebook.

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Number ten: “Recession Survival :How to Profit From AnEconomic Recession” ( 31 pages)

I was looking forward to read this book and it was good stuff. Could have been longer tho, but good stuff…

This helps you to understand that recession is actually a normal thing and here comes as surprise: If we didn’t have economic recessions from time to time to the business world would be in trouble! ( just read the book and you`ll understand…)

Inside there are tips on how you can prosper with real estate and stocks…and Recession Proof Your Job…

This is a “little book of hope” if you ask me and it`s worth of reading!

The bonuses inside the members area at the time of writing this review:

Bonus 1. “Conquer PLR” (9 pages + giveaway rights)

9 pages of basic stuff about what you can do with PLR stuff. Could have been more detailed but should get you started…

Bonus 2. “How I built a mailing list of 261K subscribers in less than 2 years!” (12 pages + giveaway rights)

Okay, Fabian Shares his secrets of building his lists…Not too detailed and there`s one step (buying lead packages) that I do not recommend…and if you use aweber I doubt you can even do it…But overall it`s good stuff and you can benefit from it.

Bonus 3. “No Money Down Videos” (26 videos + 4 Bonus videos)

This covers lots of stuff about setting up and making some cash online. Some of the tips are outdated but most of the stuff is worth of watching and you will most likely learn lots of stuff you can use.

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One more thing I want to discuss is selling these books.

I mean, the sales page promised 10 ready-made Businesses so what`s that all about?

Every product inside Murder your bills package come with private label rights and you can sell them…You will get sales pages and graphics for the products so you can go ahead and make cash with them…

…if you happen to know HOW to sell them…

There are no detailed instrucions on how to set up hosting and domain. Or how to set up payment link with paypal or any other payment processor…

You are just being told you need to have a hosting and domain in order for your website to come visible.

This shouldn`t be a problem if you already have hosting and domain and you know how to handle the tech stuff.  Basically All you do is go to paypal and generate order button and plug it in to sales page and upload it all to your server. But if you`re a newbie, that can be really hard!

That`s why I would have like to seen step by step instructions on how to do that…

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So, there you have it! Murder your Bills package is now reviewed. (one of the longest reviews I´ve ever written)

in a nutshell, it`s not a perfect package. There is lots of good informations inside the package And there is also some filler material that could have been left out.

Still, It`s pretty good stuff if you ask me.

I hope this review helps you to make your decision if murder your bills is for you or not.

>>> You can get Murder your bills package by clicking here… (opens in a new window)

Thanks for reading,

-Lauri

Okay, in this post I will show you how to format your follow up email so it`s easy to read and I`ll show you how to monetize the messages in a way that you`ll make money without selling.

You`ll be writing Content-based emails so you won`t hard-sell anything. Just write good content so your subscribers begin to see you as valuable source they can trust.

In case you missed a lesson on how to write content-based emails:

…click here to see part 1…

…and click here to see part 2 (Links open in a new window)

So, let`s get going…

Okay, formatting your email is very important because if your email is hard to read, you give unprofessional impression and your subscribers don`t bother to read what you are saying…

I mean, when you write your email messages, you should have enough “white space” in your email messages.

I`ll demonstrate this with the “lorem ipsum” dummy text…

1. Without white space:

“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.”

2. With white space:

“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco

laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco

laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident,
sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.”

As you can see, example 1 is pretty hard to read and your eyes don`t have time to rest.

Example 2 demonstrates how much difference white space can make. White space gives the eye a chance to rest, and it`s very important when you write online document.

Physical offline documents like books and newspapers are quite easy to read even if they have text close together but online documents need to be designed in a different way.

It`s a proven fact that it`s harder for out eyes to look at computer monitor than offline document and that`s why people don`t want to read emails that are not formatted the right way; It`s simply not easy to read!

To make your email easier to read, you should have white space and text breaks in your email messages.

What you should do is write as short sentences as you can and add text breaks (white space) between paragraphs.

I usually write paragraphs that contain two or three sentences and then add text break…

When you write email messages, make sure you send a test email to your own email address to see everything looks fine and it`s easy to read.

Next you should monetize your email message but you`ll do it without selling. As you remember, people don`t like to be sold…

But if you give valuable information away and close out your email message with “additional resource” in form of affiliate link,  people will be interested in checking out that link and you`ll have a high chance of making sales.

Basically All you need to do is add a P.S. at the end of the content email and watch what happens.

So, if you write email follow up, this is how it should look like:

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Hey firstname,

content content content content
content content content content

content content content content
content content content content

content content content content
content content content content

content content content content
content content content content

Thanks for reading,
-Your name

P.S. If you want to know how to _____(fill in the blank)
You should Check this out:
—And your link goes here—

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So, what you do is add a P.S. at the bottom of your email. But there`s a catch…

If you write about web hosting, for example, you should recommend a web hosting company you are using or ebook that tells about setting up hosting and website…and of course you should give out your affiliate link so you`ll make money in the process

So, Your P.S. or signature line Should go hand in hand with the content you write and you`ll see people clicking through your link

and if we use the web hosting as example, your P.S. should be something like this:

P.S. You want to know where I host my sites?
—and your link here—

Don`t hard sell anything here. Just put out your affiliate link as additional resource for your subscribers.

Oh, and you shouldn`t write too long emails (or blog posts) because your subscribers want to get info fast!  Keep your emails short but informative and you`ll be doing great!

In next post I`ll show you how to actually load up your autoresponder follow up messages…

>>> Click here to read next blog post in this series…

Thanks for reading,

-Lauri

P.S. You want to know ebook that`s full of little-known Email marketing secrets that can make Huge Difference?  I`ve been using this guide to get AWESOME results and you can Click here to check it out…

Okay, now you need to use your autoresponder to build relationship with your subscribers.(and make money later on…)

So, how do you create helpful content to your subscribers…and what if you`re a complete newbie who has nothing to teach?

Actually, writing good content is very easy.

First, if you`re a complete newbie and you have been online only for few months, you have this nagging feeling that you have nothing to teach to others. Well, you`re all wrong! In those few months you have learned something, haven`t you? You know much more than someone who started today!

Just make a list of things you have learned.

• What mistakes have you made online since you started? (that have cost you money)
• What products you have tried that helped you out?
• What services have you tried?
• Where have you been searching for help?
• Who has been helping you out?

You must have learned something…even if you started today! You have learned something by reading this blog and you can use it to provide content to your readers.

But what if you have something you can`t figure out yourself and you need help in finding answers to your questions, or questions your subscribers may be asking?

How can you help your subscribes if you don`t know anything about some specific subject?

Okay, if you need help with a specific subject…or if you need help in general, I suggest you join Warrior Forum right away…

(If you`re niche is not Internet marketing -based, do a google search for a forum that`s targeted for your niche)

Warrior Forum is full of internet marketing pros who are happy to answer your questions and help you out. All you need to do is ask for guidance for your specific issue and you will get answers.

That`s what I do myself!  If I´m not sure about something and need help, I`ll log in to WF and shoot away my question, and in most cases I get awesome answers that I can use to provide content. All I need to do is ASK. So you better click here to join warrior forum…

And once you`ve got answers to your questions, you can use those answers to provide a real, useful information to your subcsribers! It`s very easy and you are also learning new stuff you in the process.

All you do is share your personal experience about things you`ve tried and there you have it; good content your subscribers can use.

There`s also another resource I use when I seek for help and it`s called Ezinearticles.com

It`s article site where you can find tons of articles to learn useful things. If you want to know about email marketing you only do a search with that term and you`ll see a list of articles you can use to learn more about it…

Actually I did a search for the term “Email Marketing” and here are the results:

All you need to do is find the juiciest tips and try out those tips. After that you can use it to write helpful content for your readers. Learn, learn and learn! That`s the key to providing good content.

So, It`s quite easy to provide good content. Basically, Once you learn something, you share your personal experience with it to your subscribers. That`s all you need to do.

Okay, now you know how to produce a content-based email and I suggest you start producing your content right away. Use your favourite word processor and write up few good articles you can use with your autoresponder…Just write with your own style and you`ll be doing great!

In Next post I`ll show you how to actually load your messages to autoresponder…and I´ll give you few tips about formatting your email also (Very important, `cause you`ll learn how to make money without selling anything…)

Thanks for reading,

-Lauri

P.S. I think you could also benefit from this relationship marketing guide…It will teach you how to make good money by creating relatioship with your readers…

In this blog post I`ll show you how to write autoresponder follow-up emails to create relationship with your subscribers so they can`t wait to read your next email.

First, here are some basic rules of relationship marketing with autoresponder:

• Provide useful information. Don’t send a message out only when you want to promote something.

• Ask what your subscribers want and need. One of the best ways to get good relationship with your subscriber is to simply ask them: “How can I help you?” and after that give them what they need.

• Send Gifts. Give away free reports, free templates, free software…You can use tradebit.com to find lots of unrestricted private label rights ebooks, software and articles. You can do pretty much anything you want with those products (just make sure you check out the rights) Just do a search at tradebit.com with keyword “PLR” and you`ll come up with lots of stuff you can give away (and put your name as author…)

• Let them know you`re a human. Tell them about your personal side of life…let them know you`re not perfect and you`ve made mistakes and learned from them…You can also share something about your personal life if you will. Just let them see you`re a human, not another “sales robot” talking about new product launches.

• Educate your readers. If you write emails in form of free lessons, tips and tricks your subscribers will fall in love with you.  They will see you as a their mentor and friend and they will happily read your emails….And later on they will also happily read emails where you recommend a product or service you suggest them to check out.

So, that`s very basic stuff but it`s very powerful. If you just apply those few rules above, your subscribers will fall in love with you and once you recommend affiliate product or service, they will check it out because it`s YOU who recommended that product. That`s because they have learned that you are valuable source and you send only good stuff that`s worth of checking out!

Now you know the basics and I suggest you read the list above again so you REALLY get the point…

In next post we`ll get into creating the actual content to your follow-up emails.

>>> Click here to go to next post in this series…

Thanks for reading,

-Lauri

P.S. If you want to learn how to make lots of money using Relationship marketing, you will LOVE this relationship marketing guide…