Thursday 31 March 2016

How to send 3000 emails from Gmail?

This might help:

> Download Craigslist Mailer 2.0.1.0 from here http://bestblackhatforum.com/Thread-GET-...ail+sender

> Add SMTP sender accounts (yahoo, gmail, etc.) http://i.cubeupload.com/cPKEIa.png
in the SMTP Host use 465 and 587 both works but in 465 you need to check the SSL

> Select the "Sender Account Pattern". You have two choices:
loop: start from the first to the last or
rotate: start from the last stopped

This will rotate your SMTP sender because gmail only allow 500 per day per account so just like Sailira said (above) 6 gmail accounts will send your 3000 emails. Just play with the other settings like Wait ____ seconds between two emails.

> Create your message. Put your test email in the "Recipients" tab then click send to see if everything is working fine.

> Send.....


To your success.

Wednesday 30 March 2016

List of Free Tools To Track SERP Positions

List of Free Tools To Track SERP Positions

One of the mistakes all the newbies do is not tracking the Search engine results page (SERP). You should always track your keywords to monitor its daily changes. It will help you in assessing your SEO efforts and over a period of time you will know what type of link building is working for you.


It is always a good practice to track the positions after you build some links. 

However someone who is new to the IM will not want to invest in a paid SERP tool. So I thought of putting together a small list of tools you can use for free. Please feel free to add other tools you know so that it will benefit everyone.


1. Serplab.co.uk



This is perhaps the best free tool. You can track 300 keywords and all the keywords are updated daily. The graph is not that great, but tracking 300 keywords for free will surely outweigh this disadvantage.


Pros: 

  • Ability to track 300 kwds for free
  • On demand updates


Cons:

  • Graph is not that good.
  • No email reports.




2. Whatsmyserp.com



Another famous free tool. I think you can track 500 keywords but you have to manually update the rankings everyday. If you have only few kwds to track, then this is good.

Pros:

  • Free tracking for 20 domains and 25 keywords per domain


Cons:

  • No daily tracking updates.
  • No email reports.



3. Proranktracker.com



This is a paid tool, however with a free account you can track 20 keywords. The interface and the graphs are all good. You get a decent email report about your ranking details daily.

Pros:

  • Good interface and graphs
  • Daily email reports


Cons:

  • Free tracking only for 20 keywords



4. Micrositemasters.com



This is also a paid tool but it allows you to create a free account where you can track 10 keywords. 

Pros:

  • Good interface and graphs
  • Daily email reports


Cons:

  • Free tracking only for 10 keywords

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Happy 2016 for all BHW Clickbankers! (+3 tips for a successful year!)

Happy 2016 for all BHW Clickbankers! (+3 tips for a successful year!)

I'd like to wish everyone on this forum, but particular to the folks who are active on this section of BHW, a healthy and prosperous New Year. I'd also like to throw in three tips for 2016:

1. Make it the year you took action! Most people who set out in their journey in IM never make money for the simple reason that they never actually get started. If you have been reading here for a while, and planning to take action, yet you haven't actually gotten started getting your hands dirty, than diagnose yourself with "PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS" and stop reading and START DOING! Even if you are still very uncertain on the method, you will learn much more by doing rather than just by reading.

2. Stop focusing on the negatives and placing obstacles in front of yourself. Every day on this forum I read about people saying "Clickbank is dead", "SEO is dead", "The golden age of IM is over", "PPC is dead", "Facebook ads are saturated", "The CB trust badge has killed conversions", "You cannot make money online anymore", etc… etc.. Guess what? I've been hearing these comments ever since I joined this forum…in the meantime, those who disregarded the naysayers and got started, are now making a comfortable full time income at home making more per month than most 9 to 5 workers do in a year. 

So stop blocking yourself and JUST TAKE ACTION! IM and Clickbank are definitely not dead - ebook sales keep rising exponentially every year in fact, and the recently implemented Trust Badge has actually boosted conversions (at least for vendors who know what they're doing)…clickbank affiliates are making more money now than ever, and those who actually GET STARTED and are willing to put in the hard work will end 2016 with more money than they could ever hope for - I GUARANTEE THAT! So stop thinking of the negatives - OBSTACLES ARE WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE GOAL! 

3. Focus on the goal: the serious money and more importantly the comfortable lifestyle that only IM can give you. I've had the absolute privilege of being there when my son took his first steps, when he uttered his first words, when my friends and family needed my support at a moment's notice, when I wanted to surprise my wife with a luxurious holiday abroad…and all these wouldn't have been possible hadn't been for IM…for the comfortable work-from-home lifestyle. Forget the obstacles…when you do meet them just keep focusing on the goal and deal with them as challenges like every business-person does. 

So to conclude, those of you who are thinking of "getting started" in IM/Clickbank, keep these points in mind and you will end 2016 much better off than how you started it:

-Recognise you are suffering from PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS
-TAKE ACTION, even if you are still feeling unsure
-Remember, OBSTACLES ARE WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE GOAL! Don't think about them, and when you do meet them, just deal with them as challenges and OVERCOME THEM!

Saturday 26 March 2016

How Do I Lower My Complaint Rate?

How Do I Lower My Complaint Rate?

If you find that your complaint rate is getting a little too high, it's important to take a look at what might be causing it.

Keep in mind that a high complaint rate can affect the deliverability of your messages, and if your complaint rate remains at an excessive level, your account may be terminated to prevent further unwanted messages from being sent.

While each list is different, there are some common solutions that you might consider when you are working to lower your complaint rate.

When Collecting Subscribers

  1. Use Confirmed Opt-In

    Sometimes it takes only one incorrect email address on a list to cause issues. If someone repeatedly receives messages from you they did not request, they very well could mark each message they see as SPAM.

    The only way to know 100% that each and every address receiving messages on your list belongs to someone who requested your information is to use the Confirmed Opt-In feature.
  2. Don't Take Permission For Granted

    When adding subscribers to your campaign, take a moment to think about what kind of permission was given to receive email messages from you.

    Has each and every person specifically requested to receive email messages from you? Was it clear to them that they were doing this when you got their permission? If not, simply don't add them to your list.

    Read more on acceptable and unacceptable lead sources in our Knowledge Base.
  3. Check Your Traffic Sources

    Just as you need to make sure that people on your list have asked to receive email from you, you also need to ensure that the people who are coming to your website are coming for the right reasons.

    Purchasing traffic can have negative consequences, as many services that sell traffic, even if that traffic is marketed as being "targeted" or industry-specific, often generate a lot of bogus results or people who did not come to your website intentionally. Even if these people do sign up to your list, they often won't remember visiting your site in the first place, causing them to not recognize your messages and potentially mark them as spam.
  4. Set Expectations

    Tell your subscribers what they can expect to receive.

    If subscribers sign up thinking that they will get one thing, and you end up sending them another, they may report your messages as spam. Laying out the basics up front can avoid this problem - include information about the content you'll send, and how often you will be sending it to them.

When Sending Messages

  1. Make It Easy To Unsubscribe

    People are going to unsubscribe from your list. That being the case, you want to make sure that they know how to do that, and feel comfortable with the unsubscribe process. If they can't easily unsubscribe, or they don't trust your unsubscribe method, they are likely to mark your message as spam.

    One strategy for making the unsubscribe process easier is to place an unsubscribe link at the top of your message. In AWeber, just use {!remove_web} anywhere in your message to create an unsubscribe link.
  2. Watch Your Frequency

    Sometimes, subscribers mark messages as spam because they feel they are getting an overload of messages, which is obviously bad. On the other hand, rarely receiving messages can cause subscribers to forget who you are and why you are sending them messsages.

    Testing different frequencies will help you to see what performs best for your campaign.
  3. Include Only When Appropriate

    If you are including multiple lists in your broadcasts, be sure that the information you are sending is applicable and related to what subscribers in all the included lists signed up for.  If it is not exactly what they originally requested, this may cause complaints.

      If you include lists, make sure that your "from address" is the same so subscribers recognize where those emails are coming from - seeing an email from an address they don't recognize can cause subscribers to think that you are sending spam.
  4. Maintain Consistency

    Maintaining a consistent image, along with sending consistent content, makes sure that your subscribers will recognize your messages - if your campaign becomes inconsistent, your messages may be seen as spam.

    • Permission is a required foundation for getting email messages delivered, but it is not the only necessary component of an effective campaign that avoids complaints.

      SPAM may have many definitions dependent on the perspective of its definer, but for deliverability the most important perspective is that of the ISP delivering your messages. Increasingly these services are defining SPAM as anything their users have expressed that they don't want in their inbox using the "Mark as SPAM" button.

      Read more on how to maintain relevancy once you've gotten permission from subscribers - hold to the expectations that you set when your subscribers signed up.
    • When subscribers receive email and they do not know why they got it, they are very likely to think that the message is spam.

      So remind them! You can use personalization options like {!add_url} to provide the URL of the website that your subscribers signed up on, or just explain the purpose of the list: take a look at this example from our blog post about how to make use of preheaders in your messages.
    • Finally, make sure that you are using a from address with a domain (that's the part after the @ symbol) that is the same as your website. For instance, if your website was http://www.example.com/ you should have an email address like "newsletter@example.com".

      Using a from address that your subscribers will recognize will not only improve your deliverability, but also help maintain a consistent message to your subscribers, letting them know who is contacting them and giving them an address to reply to.

List Maintenance

  1. Launch a Reengagement Campaign

    Subscribers who have been on your list for a long time may lose interest in your messages, or even forget who you are, especially if they haven't heard from you in a long time.

    Sending a message targeted specifically towards these people can help you recover those subscribers - for more advice on setting up a campaign like this, take a look at this blog post on reengaging inactive subscribers.
  2. Remove Inactive Subscribers

    If you can't get those subscribers to reengage with your list, it may be best to stop sending to them.

    Sending to subscribers who are no longer interested in what you have to offer are much more likely to report your messages as spam. For a step by step walkthrough on identifying and removing inactive subscribers, consult our knowledge base article.

Contact Us

Finally, if you have any questions about lowering your complaint rate in general or any of these methods specifically, ask us!

Top 10 Causes for Spam Complaints

Top 10 Causes for Spam Complaints


At AWeber, we want to provide the best service possible. We want you to have the best deliverability possible; the best performance. In a nutshell: complete satisfaction.
Our Best Practices Manager, Kristie Sullivan, helps us help you meet these goals. Kristie helps customers maintain their accounts by providing tips for proper list management. Part of this job entails helping manage spam complaints.
This means she’s our go-to person for learning what causes spam complaints, which bring down your deliverability, and what you can do to fix the situation. She identified the top ten reasons why spam complaints occur.

First, What’s a Spam Complaint?

When someone marks a message as spam, their email client uses a feedback loop to tell us a complaint was made. Here’s how the “mark as spam” buttons look in different email clients:
Mac mail:
Yahoo:
Gmail:
Subscribers can also contact service providers (like AWeber) directly to make a complaint. Subscribers who submit complaints are automatically unsubscribed from the list as you don’t want those subscribers on your list.

The Causes and Their Solutions

1. Lack of expectations being set

Subscribers aren’t clear on what they signed up for and when they’ll be getting emails.
Solution: Provide details in the web form, confirmation message and welcome message that let subscribers know what’s going on and what they need to do (confirm, check email certain days, etc.)

2. Unrequested content

If subscribers get information they did not request, that’s spam. Sending information regarding related products or content can fall under this category. For example, if someone signs up for cooking recipes, they should not get sent offers for cooking supplies, because they did not request offers about cooking supplies.
Solution: If you’re unsure about the content you’re sending, don’t send it! If you run multiple lists, make sure only the list that requested that information gets it, instead of every list you have.

3. No confirmation message

When subscribers don’t confirm, there is no audit trail. There is also more of a risk that they aren’t as interested about the information being sent.
Solution: This one’s pretty easy: turn on confirmed opt in! Don’t forget to customize the confirmation message so it sets expectations for your email campaign.

4. Invalid from address

Subscribers won’t be able to reply with any questions or concerns they have if the from address is invalid. This can be frustrating, and lead to complaints.
Solution: Invite communication. Don’t stop at using a good from address; invite subscribers to give you feedback and contact you on social media. People like talking to people, not businesses. If you ever need to change your from line, make sure you let your subscribers know.

5. Lack of company branding

If the from name and address are there, but not related to the domain the subscriber came from, the subscriber might not recognize it. If they can’t recognize it, they may think it’s spam.
Solution: Stay consistent with your branding. Make sure the name on your website matches the name in the from line, include the same logo in all of your messages and use the same signature.

6. Poor traffic source

Purchased traffic can produce bogus results. These visitors aren’t necessarily arriving at your site because they’re interested in you. These subscribers can forget who you are or what they signed up for by the time they get an email from you in their inbox.
Solution: Bring in your own traffic. Use social media to spread the word about your business, write guest posts and talk in forums on other sites in your industry and practice good search engine optimization.

7. Misleading subject lines

It’s good to have a catchy subject line, but leave out the lies, please. This means don’t put “Re:” in front of the subject to trick subscribers, don’t reference anything irrelevant and don’t talk about enclosed account information if there’s really no account involved.
Solution: There are plenty of ways to present the topic of an email in an interesting way:
  • Offer to teach something
  • Ask a question
  • Announce something new
  • Offer a solution to a problem

8. Hiding the unsubscribe link

If there is a lot of blank space between the end of the content and the link to unsubscribe, it’s harder to unsubscribe for subscribers that want to leave. If they can’t find the unsubscribe link, they may mark the message as spam since that will solve the problem.
Solution: Include an extra unsubscribe link in your pre-header. The pre-header is good for including links to view online versions and also provides the subscriber with easy access to their preferences.

9. Sending too much or too little

Even if the emails are what subscribers requested, sending too many emails (multiple times per week) can lead to spam complaints. On the flip side, sending not enough may cause subscribers to forget why they’re getting these emails.
Solution: This goes back to setting expectations. Somewhere in the expectations, mention how often they should expect to get emails. Stay consistent with send times.

10. Poor list maintenance

Sending emails to subscribers who have been inactive on the list for a long time is risky and not cost effective. If the subscriber hasn’t opened an email in months, they’re probably not interested anymore and more likely to complain.
Solution: There are a couple solutions for this. Subscribers that haven’t opened in a couple months (or whatever length of time you feel is appropriate) can be deleted from your list. If you don’t want to delete any subscribers right off the bat, try sending a reengagement series to get their attention.

How I Make Money from Justin Bieber

Default How I Make Money from Justin Bieber


Hey fellows, lot of you guys send me PM encouraging me to post more method here, so I try to help you guys to make some money or at least to get some new idea from my method.

I used to discover tons of new methods when I started with IM and I promoted tons of networks and stuff.

Today, I will show you one of the easiest methods I've ever worked on, and you don't even need any money to start with this one.

My thread title was How I make money with Justin Bieber and it was not just clickbait title, I really make money from this guy, well , something like that.

One of my friends started some traveling affiliate site back in 2011 and he promoted hotels, rooms and shit, so we live in Croatia, and when Ultra music festival came to Split, he promoted their tickets, and he made tons of money.

So, I registered on this site where you can promote tickets and I will show you step by step how I made money with this method:




1. I created account account on Tickets affiliate network


So basically, I googled for ticket affiliate network and I found this tickets now network (click here to visit)

You can use any site that you like, this is just my example, so they are paying 7% commission when you sell any ticket on their site.

That was fine for me.




2. Find Events to promote


When you register on their site you can find 1000+ events to promote, from baseball games, basketball games, concerts and theater shows.

I decided to go with famous people concerts, because they get lot of sales.

I don't listen Justin Bieber, but hey, guy is famous, every concert is full, and I mean FULL every ticket is sold, on every concert, so I decided to promote him.




3. Where to Promote concert tickets?


So next problem was this, how to promote these events, and I figured out.

I will upload you this photo with JB concert list with places and dates..


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You can see this red square with concert cities list?

This is where you will be selling these tickets for JBs concert.




4. How to Promote concert tickets?


I just went to Facebook, and when I see his next concert I just create new fake Facebook profile with hot girls photos..

After that I create new Event and I name it for ex: ' Justin Bieber in Seattle ' and I add tons of friends from Seattle, and Invite them to this Event.

You will be able to see list of places and you can create event for every city.

What is great about this is when someone Join this event, event will be visible on Facebook main page and their friends will see this event.

You will get like 10 000 people coming to this event in 5 days.

When you create this Event add some artist photos with fans, post some songs every day...

And create one sticky post saying for ex: ' Click here to buy cheap Justin Bieber tickets for Seattle '.

80% people will click on this post, and at least 20% of them will buy ticket through your affiliate link.


You don't have to promote famous artist, you can promote football games, theater shows...

Just target every city and you are done.

instagram do and donts

TL;DR: If you are already in the ‘dog house’ go scroll down to find some actions you can try to speed up the process of reinstating your account.
Welcome to the new Instagram! This born-again Instagram is a total paranoid, over protective and has a zero tolerance … to spammers … or anything that ‘looks and acts‘ like spammer.
Don’t get me wrong, the intention is good, in general. It is designed to get rid off fake accounts and spammers that had riddled the service for so long.
Unfortunately for the young and inexperienced users, just a slight ‘unintentional‘ mistake will get them banned! And the worst part is more often than not you’ve got NO clue whatsoever as to WHY you got banned! Sometimes they don’t often give you warning or message.
Instagram today has become a treacherous land to navigate through, it has more traps and mines than Afghanistan after the war. One wrong move and you will feel the wrath of Instagram gods.


But fret not! We’ve come up with these recipes to guide you through the trial of becoming a master of your own Instagram fate.  Follow these guides and at least you have a bigger chance to live a normal life as an Instagram citizen:
1. If you’ve just created a new Instagram account, DO NOT start Liking or Commenting on other people’s photos straight away. This is what fake accounts usually do. Instead, DO start with posting your own photos, at least 10 of them, but not at the same hour, do it 2 a day. After one week past, you can start with your liking or commenting.
2. DO complete your Instagram profile, including uploading your profile photo and write a short bio. Do not expose yourself to Instagram hunt and destroy Sentinel bot.
3. DO NOT stop posting photos! Again this is a typical things that spammers do. DO post more and post regularly. Twice a week is enough if you can’t do daily post.
@Mahadewa Instagram Profile
4. DO NOT Like excessively! This will surely get you banned. The limit is 350 per hour, but I suggest not to max your quota.
5. DO NOT Follow people en-mass! This is considered to be a spammy and bot-like activity. The limit is 20 per hour. And remember that you can only follow as many as 7500 people, no more. So choose who you follow wisely.
6. DO NOT post multiple duplicate comments – including emoji. As soon as Instagram detect you doing this it will put you straight away in ‘detention‘! You won’t be able to comment anymore for as long as you are in this proverbial dog house. For how long? Nobody knows.
If you manage to get the notorious ‘Action Blocked‘ message from Instagram, well … you better pray that Instagram will let you in.  I’ve heard from various users that the ‘detention’ time can range from a few hours to a few weeks!!!
Action Blocked by Instagram


7. DO NOT mention users that don’t follow you on other people post, unless they mention you first!  This usually happens when our photo has been selected to ‘win’ some competition/weekly challenge etc. and we have people congratulate us.  Your first instinct would be to thank them, each of them.  Well, try not to do this to much, and definitely not by mentioning more than one people in one comment.  It sucks I know, but as I mention at the beginning of this post, this is the new paranoid Instagram.
By the way, the limit to mention other users is 5 per comment.  This seems to be ok if they are your followers and when you do it on your own post.

8. DO be careful when you use Like or Follow Bot services. As a matter of fact, I would suggest that you refrain yourself from using these services. However I won’t deny that there are cases where the use of these bots have its merit. And I am not going to stop you from doing that as long as you understand the risk that you are taking. Instagram and its parent company Facebook has been getting better in detecting these type of activities lately, so don’t say I didn’t tell you so!
9.  DO NOT ignore the Community Guidelines! There are probably tens other things that can get you locked out from Instagram that we don’t know the reason about. So I urge you to read (again) the Instagram community guidelines and try to follow the rules written in there.


Now all of these feel like as if we are living in a dictatorship country, and a little bit of sledgehammer solution, but this seems to be what Instagram had decided to do to try to curb the spammers, fake accounts and bots.
It’s better to be over cautious nowadays, because once you get banned there is no way to tell when or if you will get your account back!

But but but I am already in the ‘dog house’ – what should I do!??

When you get banned it usually takes Instagram from 4 hours up to 4 weeks to reinstate your account.  What can you do to speed things up?  You can try some of the following actions which had been reported could make the process quicker, though they don’t always work:
  1. If you get one of those pop-up message like the screenshot in the point 6 (the Action Block), use the ‘Tell Us’ button to tell Instagram that they’ve made a mistake.  I’ve had some people commenting in this article telling some success stories using this method.  After they use the button, Instagram came back (presumably via your registered email address) and was asking some more security information. Instagram then ask the account holder to write the full-name, username and a code Instagram sent to them on a piece of paper and take a picture of themselves holding the paper.  After sending the picture to Instagram their account got reinstated after a few days.
  2. Use this official online report form to reach Instagram.
  3. Edit your Bio.  I’ve read from some of the comments in this article that changing your bio had made the ban successfully lifted.
  4. Do a clean install of your mobile OS.  This seems to me a little bit of a sledgehammer approach.  But desperate time requires desperate measure.  Besides, it’s been reported in the comment that this method worked.
  5. If your account is disabled – well … that must had been a really serious violation indeed!  Reading on this official Instagram Help page, your account can be disabled without warning! If you feel that this was a mistake, you can appeal by logging in back to the account and follow the instruction there.
In the meantime, keep trying every day and see if your ban has been lifted, don’t be afraid to try, your account won’t get deleted or something like that for just trying.
If you come across other reasons that one can get banned or blocked from Instagram, please do share in the comment below, I will update the list with your report.

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Tuesday 22 March 2016

big daddy

The reality:
Most people won't even try to do what is taught in this course, because - like most things that are worthwhile - it's perceived as being too much work, or too complicated, etc.
Then something else will come along and s**** up their time. Or distract them.

Or they'll just tell themselves that "it won't work," or "this is not for me," or "I'll do it... next week." 

And "next week" never comes.

Do I know that this will work for you? No. For me? Don't know that, either.

But THESE things I DO know: 
1. IF you don't take some kind of ACTION in the direction of your goals,
you're guaranteed to fail. Won't work.
2. IF you don't DO anything but criticize, pick things apart, and don't believe that something will work - for you or for anyone - WITHOUT TESTING IT FIRST... you'll fail. It won't work.
3. IF you continue to download bright shiny object after bright shiny object and NOT apply what you've learned - or only apply it a little bit, then give up at the first roadblock, guess what? Fail. Ain't gonna work.

Now, I'm not meaning to sound harsh here... even if I may come across like that in this post.

The truth is: I'm also talking to MYSELF just as much as I'm talking to YOU, if you haven't or aren't having the success you deserve now. Or if you've HAD success with something else, and are still trying to 'figure this internet marketing shit out.'

So the best way of having success with this OR ANY program is to:
1. Learn a little. 
2. DO and APPLY what you've learned so far. 
3. Figure some things out based on what you learned so far.
4. Do some more.
5. Keep learning and keep applying. Remove what doesn't work and continue to apply what does.
6. Rinse and repeat.

Having said that, let me add this:
There are things out there that are being sold that are pure crap. 
We ALL know this, and that's why this wonderful forum exists!
I love this place, and happily come here every day. (I probably shouldn't, but I do, 'cause of all you cool people here... and the cool shit that's shared!)
But there's also stuff that's sold/taught/shared that DOES have value in it.
Sometimes, the things that are taught are criticized by otherwise people with good intentions. They say these things because they believe them, and because they're expressing their opinion. And everyone's opinions are based on their individual experiences in their lives. 
Are they right? Yes. Are they wrong? Yes.

But what makes it right or wrong for YOU?
Only YOU can decide that for yourself.


Here's the problem:
IF you learn/read/see something that looks interesting to you, and you HONESTLY feel like it could work,
then what should you do?
Should you come to the forums and read what everyone else (including those who haven't tried it yet) are saying?
Maybe.
But you shouldn't choose NOT to do something that you believe could seriously make a huge difference for yourself and your family, simply because someone is expressing their negative opinion about it.

Because you may get in to a bad habit of continuing to do this... over and over again.

You start to become like an attorney - continuously looking for the BAD or the WRONG in something.
But attorneys do that in order to offer a solution for their clients and get paid for it.
If you keep looking for the bad in something, you're simply developing a bad habit of looking for an excuse not to do something, in order to remain in your comfort zone.

Am I right?

Please don't ask me how I know all this. :)

The Take-Away (regarding this or any other program):
The ONLY way to decide if something truly works or not is to DO it and discover the truth for yourself.

Ask yourself, "Hey, self... What's the worst that could happen here?"
For example, if you use this program (the Kenny Cannon/Mario consulting thing), you'd only be out a few hours - from watching his endless videos (yeah, he DOES talk a lot! lol) and probably less than $50 (if that).
But what you'll GAIN is extremely valuable!
You'll get phone experience - with actual prospects!
You'll have the opportunity to offer value to biz owners.
You'll gain skills in the most coveted and lucrative area: Sales (marketing, too).

And - you just might - get a client or two or three who will pay you thousands of bucks for helping them.

Or, you could just ignore this and move on to the next item in the feed.

It's up to you.

***End of TheBigDaddy's Advice Column***

Thanks for reading!
-TheBigDaddy

Top 10 Online Marketing Experts To Follow In 2016

Top 10 Online Marketing Experts To Follow In 2016

I cover digital marketing for the entrepreneur as well as the CMO.

The online marketing industry is full of voices. You should ignore most of them. The very nature of online marketing, whether it’s SEO, paid search, social media, or email marketing, creates a strong incentive for those who peddle online marketing services, myself included, to speak out. This creates a lot of noise, and finding the right information can be tricky to a business leader or entrepreneur trying to figure out what’s what. It’s hard to know where to start and who to trust. The following list includes 10 of the experts on online marketing that I follow and listen to, and who I believe do a great job of speaking to other experts, as well as the general public. Note that not everyone on this list is known as an online marketing expert. Some might be marketing experts generally, but I feel their knowledge is directly applicable to online marketing, nonetheless. As a disclaimer, I do not have any business or personal ties whatsoever to any of the individuals or business entities listed in this post, other than that I’m a consumer of the media and tools they produce. In alphabetical order by last name:
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Brian Clark
Even if you’re in the SEO industry you may not be familiar with the name Brian Clark, but you probably are familiar with his website CopyBlogger. If you are engaged in content marketing, blogging, or social media marketing, chances are you may have ended up on Clark’s website to find tips and tricks without even knowing it. As a writer, I find myself visiting the site on almost a daily basis. I have tabs with CopyBlogger pages that I leave open for weeks at a time to remind me to reread them over and over again. If I had the opportunity to meet all 10 of these marketers, I’d probably fan out over Clark more than any other one. What Clark has done with CopyBlogger is not great just because he’s a great writer, but because he has enlisted other great writers and marketers likeJerod Morris to work alongside him and write helpful posts like Can You Resist Clicking These 3 Headlines? (One is So Good I Had to Copy it). You can follow Clark on Twitter, but follow @CopyBlogger as well, and sign up to become a member on the CopyBlogger website and receive their tips delivered to your email inbox.
Belle Beth Cooper
Cooper gets on the list in the “rookie” category. She came to my attention after she started blogging on behalf of Buffer, one of my favorite apps. She shares great tips for bloggers, social media marketers, and writers. Her writing is witty, entertaining, and no online marketing expert I know wears a crown better (now that I’ve mentioned it she can never change her profile pic). Belle also publishes helpful marketing content at the Huffington PostThe Next Web, and she’s active on Twitter.
Matt Cutts
The only person on this list who isn’t a marketer himself, Cutts has made a name for himself as the head of the webspam team at Google. He leads the fight against companies and individuals who would use various tactics to influence Google’s search engine rankings in ways Google doesn’t want them to. That also means he’s an “expert’s expert” and one of the top guys SEO professionals listen to because when Cutts speaks, it’s a window into Google’s soul. Follow Cutts onTwitter and of course Google+.
Rand Fishkin
SEOMoz was one of the most successful SEO firms of all time. So successful, its co-founder Fishkin decided to turn it into a company, renamed Moz, providing tools and services to online marketers. Fishkin recently stepped down from the CEO role at Moz to focus more on what we online marketers love him for–providing insightful commentary on the state of online marketing. Now that he’s got some spare time, Fishkin has also promised to finally write a book, choosing to focus on the topic of startup marketing. Fishkin is active on Twitterand Google+, but also make sure to follow him on his blog and sign up for the email newsletter.
Michael Hyatt
Hyatt is a former book publisher turned best-selling author on the topic of becoming a knowledge expert. He shows you in a very transparent and informative way how to set up a website/blog and use readily available and affordable technologies to get your message out there. If you only have time to follow one expert, Hyatt is my top pick. Follow him on Twitter, sign up for the emails on his website, and read his book Platform: Get Noticed In A Busy World.
Avinash Kaushik
There aren’t many best selling books on online marketing, but Kaushik has written two of them. His experience as the Analytics Evangelist for Google led to his books Web Analytics: An Hour A Day and its companion Web Analytics 2.0:The Art of Online Accountability & Science of Customer Centricity. In an industry where too many practitioners engage in SEO as though it were an art form, Kaushik shows how to bring science to the game and beat the competition. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Neil Patel
Patel’s Wikipedia profile says it best, but to be brief, Patel is the co-founder ofCrazyEgg and KISSMetrics. The tools he and co-founder Hiten Shah have built are used by thousands of online marketers, but head on over to Patel’s blog and start reading. Patel covers everything from how social signals influence search engine rankings to how you can build your blog audience. The only thing you won’t walk away with is the time to implement all his great suggestions. And be sure to follow him on Twitter.
Wil Reynolds
Reynolds started out as a high-school economics teacher but a job at a web marketing firm led to him founding Seer Interactive, an SEO firm based in Philadelphia. Reynolds has the distinction of being the only expert I included on this list whose primary work is running a client services firm. If I didn’t run an SEO firm myself and I needed to hire one, Seer would be on the shortlist. Seer has worked with clients like Crayola, LinkedIn, and Intuit. But the reason Reynolds is on this list isn’t because he runs a great SEO firm, but because of his contributions to the community. You can get a taste of Reynolds’ wisdom onTwitter and Google+, but also take a look at his great presentations onSlideShare.
Danny Sullivan
Sullivan is one of the most recognized faces and names in the SEO industry. He’s been a pioneer in the space since 1995 so he was into SEO before SEO was cool. Danny is a founding editor of the online publication Search Engine Landand is heavily involved in one of the industry’s most popular event series, SMX: Search Marketing Expo. Sullivan has a no-nonsense, frank approach to his commentary on SEO that is refreshingly honest and occasionally painful for so-called SEO experts. His tweets are a treasure trove of helpful information for those doing online marketing, and he’s also active on Google+.
Gary Vaynerchuk
Ditch the caffeine, just listen to Vaynerchuk’s books using the triple speed function on Audible.com’s app. Vaynerchuk is excited to share what has worked for him when it comes to social media, what he’s seen work for others, and how you can use social media to work for you. He’s realistic about how much work it takes, while showing how rewarding it can be. Follow him on Twitter, get his emails, and read his books of which the most recent is Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World (coming to Audible.com in April, 2014, allegedly).
The downside of a list like this is that everyone who gets left out feels bad, and someone is going to feel like I left their favorite guy or gal off. There are many other amazing marketers out there like Barry Shwartz, Seth Godin, Jayson DeMersMitch JoelBruce ClayAaron WallMichael Gray, and Chris Brogan, to name a few. A note on Seth Godin, since I know I’ll get flack for leaving him out of the list if I don’t explain why. I left him out because chances are you’re already following him. He doesn’t need to be on this list, although now that I’ve said this, I suppose you can make him #11.
You might notice this list is light on the females. I don’t think I’m biased towards men (if anything, it’s the opposite), but for one reason or another the field seems to be dominated by males. I could have put more women on the list, but I’m not the type to insult a woman by including her based on her gender rather than her talents and abilities. If you think there are female marketing experts I should have included on this list, please let me know who they are so I can start following what they say.
Who did I miss? Who would you add to the list? Who are the up-and-comers who should be on the list next year?