Just a quick tip...

I have learned a lot working with TOCS, but I think the single most important lesson, I have learned in the last week. When it comes to any sort of internet marketing, One word sums up the most important thing anyone can do...
FOLLOW-UP

Although TOCS does your callbacks for you and automatically sends periodic messages to your leads to remind them about the site. A simple personalized email from you will go a LONG WAY.
It doesn't take too long to do, and you will see your conversion rates improve if you just do this simple step.

SO EXCITED!!!!

My sponsor and I just made a break through!!!! Most people know that craigslist is the best online classified ad site on the internet. But the it is VERY hard to post more than one ad, post in more than one city and "advertise" anything, especially in the job sections, which incidentally is the most popular section of the site.

Well, after much trial and error, we have "cracked the code" to being able to post the SAME ad in 50 cities everyday of the week month after month!!!

I am sharing this technique (for FREE of course) ONLY to those that are on my team.

If you would like to join my team, check out my site.

www.giftinguy.com

Keep it movin'

Things continue to move an progress very well with my gifting program. As I expand my marketing scope the opt ins keep pouring in and as that's the name of the game. I keep learning new ways to improve my marketing techniques as well as streamline the process so I spend less time to accomplish the same things on a day to day basis....

This has become a "side" goal at this point.

USA Today Ad part 2

OK, it seem that the USA Today ad was not the best use of my budget. For my $110 I got about 40 hits and 3 opt ins...so far anyway. I haven't given up total hope though. I was told that with print ads especially, the leads may take a long time....up to a month or so...to "act" whether its just visiting the site, opting in, requesting a call back or actually signing up.

I'm going to give it some time, but I'm not going to jump up to place another ad this weekend. We'll just see what happens. My next venture is going to be posting A Featured ad on USFREEADS.com I've heard it gets better results than craigslist.


Time will tell....but I press on...

My ebook is Done!!!!

Well, its finished.
You will notice that there is a link at the top of my blog now to download my gifting report!
If you are reading this a LONG time after this post was written, and for some reason, its not there any more, here it is. Enjoy!! right now it is being hosted on rapidshare. all you need to do is click the link and click the "free account" button to get the download link for my report. If it becomes a real popular download, I'll probably build a small site for it and upload it there...we'll see ;)

Actually, If anyone downloads it and has any comments or constructive critisizm, feel free to email me or post a comment here.

Gifting e-Book

I have decided to use one of my strong points (as I've been told anyway) and write an ebook about gifting. It is a great way to promote my gifting site. I'll either give it away...everyone likes free info, or sell if for a small amount (helps cushion the other marketing costs) and see what it does. I've already started it and it is shaping up to be pretty good I think.

The first chapter is called "7 Things I Love About Gifting Programs"!!!!

Pick up this weekend's USA Today!!!

Well, its officially a "done deal" my sponser and I have a 4 line ad running in USA Today From Friday through Sunday!!! I'm really psyched about this!!! This is a HUGE paper and we even get a free week of our ad posted on the USA Today online site!!!

I can't wait to see what kind of results we get!!! We have split the traffic up 5 ways. 2 of 5 visitors get my gifting site, 3 of 5 get one of his sites (obviously he paid more than I did).


Its all very Exciting!!!!

My Solo Ad - part deux

So just as a quick update as to what is going on, It appears the main bulk of my results from the Solo ad is 22 Opt ins!!!

I see this as a major accomplishment since my mentor told me to expect about 15 total. You get most of your results from the solo ad in the first 3 days...and then a few more opt ins my trickle in over the next week or so.


So I'd say its pretty good news. There are no new joins as of yet, but as I said in my last post, it takes time.


What is the next project on the horizon? My mentor and I are spliting the cost of a 4 line ad in USA Today for the weekend addition (is sold for 3 days instead of just 1, so more BANG for your buck!)
I am going to order the ad tomorrow and it should run this weekend, which is REALLY exciting!!!

Have a Great Week!!

My Solo Ad...

Well, so far it seem like solo ads are a good value for your ROI. My ad has been active for just over 3 hours and I have 14 new opt ins on my gifting page from the ad!!!

What a great start!
Now one thing to remember is that the process takes time. People generally won't sign up "right away" Some will join in a few days or even a few weeks....But cash gifting is a game of numbers. Just keep sending people to your site, and you will make money....its the law of averages.

Have a Great Weekend!!!!