Father Dave's
recommended resources
for Internet Marketers
The software and services that you see recommened below fall
into three categories:
- Things that I currenlty use and can recommend
- Things that I used to use and can still recommend
- Things I would be using if I had come across them earlier
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I've divided my recommended resources into 5 sections, roughly
following the logical steps you will need to take to become a
succesful Internet Marketer:
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Step 1: Find a product to
sell
| Most Internet Marketers do not get started
by selling their own products. Indeed, it would be possible to make
a living on the Internet without ever having a product or a website!
It's called 'Affiliate
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Fightshop.biz Affiliate Program
Why go to all the trouble of creating your own products when you
can market somebody else's products and earn an income from the
affiliate commision?
The Fightshop.biz affiliate programs offers a 50% affiliate
payment on all sucessful referals, and membership is completely free
of charge. To find out more about the program, click here. To join up now, click here. |
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Clickbank
The other great place to go when you're looking for affilaite programs to promote is Clickbank.
It's the biggest and the best affilaite network on the Internet. And they pay you like clockwork every two weeks, regardless of where in the world you live.
There really are no alternatives worth considering in my view. Click here.
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Make your own software
And if you are really determined to do it yourself', Mike
Chen's new 'Make Your Own Software seems to be the easiest
way to do it, for non-programers.
I have never used this software (for time as well as money
reasons), but Russell swears that he produced his salesletterinabox program after one all-nighter
with this beast! Definately worth a look. Click here. | |
2: Find places to sell
it
| Opportunities to advertise are everywhere on the
Net, but most will cost you big bucks. Here's a few of my personal
favourites, that should appeal to those of you who, like me, are on
a limited budget. | |
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Free Viral Adds
This one will cost you nothing, apart from a bit of time. Follow
the links and read each of the adds. This entitles you to then place
your own add, and so the process continues.
If that doesn't make sense, click here and take a look. You'll work it
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Traffic Swarm
By far the best of the start page exchanges. Membership is
completely free and you earn 'credits' every time you click on an
add. You exchange your credits for displays of your own adds.
And if you want to buy extra credits at the fraction of the
normal cost, check out this site, run by Patrick, a friend of mine. Tell
him that Father Dave sent you, and you'll even score a few extra
credits. | |
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Mastersubmitter
Safelists and FFA pages are the most traditional form of free advertising on the NET, but if you're going to use them, you need to hit them hard and often.
Master submitter will do this for you for a small monthly fee.
They also have a good affiliate program, which means that their
service will pay for itself pretty quickly if you recommend it.
Click here to check it
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SFI
Adds
Here's a rather unique concept, where they actually pay you to advertise! The only complication is that you've got to have an SFI account, which is similar to Paypal, but easier to set up and MLM friendly (if that's your thing).
You can link your SFI account to Paypal (that's what I do). Click
here
to check out the get-paid-to-advertise concept. Click here to set up an
SFI account. | |
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Knockout Autosurf
Never underestimate the effectiveness of startpage exchanges, even autosurfs! While the whole process is set up to work automatically, you'd be surprised how much traffic you'll actually receive through this program.
It's completely free, though the paid upgrade options are certainly worth a look. Click here.
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3:
Build a mailing list
'The money is in the list' - that's the
mantra of modern Marketing Gurus.
Even if your ultimate goal is
not simply making money, it's true that you can't achive much on the
Net without your own list. Here are the resources I
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Simpler Leads
I didn't even know that a service like this existed until a
little while ago - a service that simply gives away leads! No cost,
never, ever!
If you want 300 or 3,000 leads per day, you can pay for them, but
you can have 30 free leads per day, every day, no questions asked,
for as long as you like! Click here to set up your free
account. | |
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Kiosk
Kiosk is basically a web-hosting company, but in their
'silver' and 'platinum' hosting packages, they give
you your own FFA page, that should yield around 200 to 300 fresh
leads per day!
These packages include autoresponders and other marketing tools,
and there's a kick-butt affiliate system that will allow you to
profit from your hosting package really quickly. Click here. | |
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Listbuilder
If you can't bulid your list through regular means, the common
shortcut nowadays is to simply buy a list. Listbuilder is an
in-between solution.
Instead of buying the list, you buy the
advertising to promote your list.
Listbuilder will give you as many subscribers as you desire, for
only a few cents per subscriber! This really works, and thankfully
you can limit your monthly spend. Click here to check it
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Add2it Pro
Add2it.com is a collection of mailing list and autoresponder
scripts from another mate of mine, Frank Baur. When you're ready to
have your own autoresponder on your own server, these scripts are
second to none!
And let me tell you, once you're a customer of Frank's, he takes
your problems and enquiries very seriously. That guy does constant
live chat sessions to help you solve any issues, and never charges
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Step 4:
Build a website
I'm sure you can get along as an Internet Marketer
without your own website.
You could even go some distance
without having your own mailing list!
But why deny yourself,
when the cost is so small and the potential so
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Kiosk
Kiosk that is my recommended web host for marketers. Why?
- Because they are cheap, starting at $5.95 per month
- Because most of their packages include quality marketing tools
- Because they have a kick-butt affiliate system, designed to
cover the cost of your monthly hosting fee very quickly.
If you're looking for a host, you owe it to yourself to check them out: here. | |
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Third Sphere
Third Sphere is sort of like Kiosk's big brother - bigger,
stronger, and a little more costly - but it comes with an impressive
variety of tools designed to put your Internet Marketing efforts
into overdrive.
Tools include web design software, scripts, an ebook design
centre, an inbulit traffic generation system, and more. Check it out
by clicking here. |
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Hosting Shop
This is where the vast majority of my websites are hosted. They are economical, efficient and Australian.
Tell Jon that Father Dave sent you and ... well, I'm not sure what he'll come up with, but I can assure you he'll be friendly with you. :-) Click here.
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Clickbank
And when you come to set up an eCommerce facility on your site,
don't waste time and money like I did. Get it right the first time.
Use Clickbank. Why?
- Because there are NO monthly fees.
- Because they have a built-in affiliate program
- Because they are big, robust and secure.
There really are no alternatives worth considering in my view.
Click here. | |
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Paypal
The only drawback with Clickbank is that you are restricted to
selling electronic products (like software or ebooks).
If you want to sell T-Shirts or T-bones, you'll need to suplement
your Clickbank facility with either Paypal
or SFI pay. Why not
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Step 5: Create an
Ezine
The other vital tool in the Internet Marketer's
arsenal - a quality ezine.
Producing your own ezine helps you
build your list, helps to keep you in contact with your subscribers,
and establishes your authority in your
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How to write a Newsletter
If you're not feeling quite ready to start putting your ezine together, you may benefit greatly from the wisdom of Michael Green - the king of 'how to' books.
The 'How to write a Newsletter' kit contains articles,
templates, and all the hand-holding you could ask for. Click here to check it
out.
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Ezine-Express
And if you want to go one step further with your ezine, and separate it from the pack, take a look at Ezine-Express - the world's leading direct-to-desktop ezine delivery system.
I know I'm biased towards this system, as I helped to create it, but if you're on my regular mailing list, you know that I use it every day.
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Step
the last: Track and Build
Once you've got all the pieces in place, test and
track everything, and so continually improve your business. And
continue to educate yourself too.
As Socrates said, 'He who
has ceased to be a student has ceased to
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Adminder
Adminder is the ultimate tracking solution for any website.
Adminder will:
• Show you how many visitors were generated by each of your ads.
• Reveal which ads generate the most visitors, subscribers,
downloads, etc.
• Calculate cost-per-click, cost-per-sale, and
click-to-sale ratios for each ad.
And that's just the beginning! Click here
to check it out.
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Cory Rudl course
In as much as I don't like to admit it, I owe a great deal to
Cory Rudl. His Insider Secrets course was the first piece of
literature I read on the subject
of Internet Marketing, and I
still refer back to it.
The course is long and comprehensive enough to give anybody a solid grounding in Internet Marketing and comes in a series of ring-binders with CD's. You may need to beware of shipping and import costs. Click here. | |
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Seize Your Potential
At a far lesser cost, and just as informative I think is Mike Gillespie's Seize Your Potential course.
This course does NOT come in ring binders, which may make it less attractive, but the content is first rate. The course comes as a series of talks given by Gillespie and a host of other top-notch online entrepeneurs, including Cory Rudl, who (ironically) you don't hear from in his own course! Click here.
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The Business Professional
At a far less a cost again (potentially) is Terry Telford's excellent library of resources for online professionals.
The Business Professional is a membership site that will cost you $20 per month, and there is no minimum contract, so that you can leave any time you like. There's even a 7-day trial that will only cost you $1. Definately worth a look.
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Marketing with Integrity
Just in case you somehow missed it, my own Marketing with Integrity eCourse is completely free and always will be.
I try to cover everything from safelists to autoresponders and back again, in a whiz-bang multimedia format that's designed to entertain and teach simultaneously. And you win a prize just for taking the course! Click here.
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Inside Success Show
One of the most powerful sources of both information and
inspiration that I've come across on the Net is Randy Gilbert's
Inside Success Show. Randy tries to interview all the top
experts in their fields and squeeze them for their tips and
strategies for success. He has a terrific archive of interviews!
Click here to check out the Inside Success Show. Click
here to listen to Randy's interview with me on the
show. | |
