Archive for April, 2011

How to Prove Guru ClickBank Income in 3 Easy Steps!

Author: JamesHolmes

Apr 22

I don’t know about you but I have been getting tons of emails latelty pitching software designed to make what seems like unreal amounts of money selling ClickBank products on auto-pilot. When I say unreal I mean like $100,000 in 3 days non-sense … some more and some less.

Every one of these product offers come complete with screen shots offered as “proof” that the creator of the product has made an unreal amount of money selling ClickBank products and you can too … well maybe not.

Here is a great little video by my friend Tim Linden, owner of StartXchange, which completely pulls back the curtain and let’s you see for yourself how these self-styled gurus produce “proof” of such amazing results and like I said, you can too!

After you have watched the video read this …

If you have decided that ClickBank is the right vehicle for you to produce an online income be sure to take an approach that will produce results. Last November I conducted a little test of my 30 day guided coaching program designed to help participants make at least $1,000 in 30 days marketing ClickBank products. I know the thought of making $1,000 in 30 days pales by comparison to $100,000, but using my method you will actually put real money in your bank account.

The test was a true success and those who stuck with the program made money within the prescribed time-frame. After several months of preparation I am ready to conduct another guided program and I will provide more details in the coming days.

I would invite you to go back and read the series of post and listen to the recorded calls from the original test of my “How to Make $1,000 in 30 Days“ program. I think you will learn a lot and it will also give you a small sample of what is to come once the program is open for enrollment.

Test Program Guidelines and Details of the Program that Worked:

http://askjamesholmes.com/how-to-make-1000-online-in-30-days

Accountability Calls:

http://askjamesholmes.com/how-to-make-1000-online-in-30-days-participants-accountability-calls

If you make the time to read the linked post and listen to the recording of the calls, you will begin to see the logic and potential for the strategies we tested. In fact, if you follow the guidelines and use the same resources I provided to the test group, you could actually start making money before we open the new session.

Please be sure to post a comment and let me know if you found Tim’s video enlightening and if this program sounds like a fit for you. I would love to know if you have attempted to make money with ClickBank products in the past and what you have found that works.

I am here to help you succeed and thank you for vising my blog!

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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com

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I Love Joint Ventures and So Should You. Are You Ready To Be Loved Back?

Author: JamesHolmes

Apr 17

Internet marketing is an easy business to get into but creating a consistent income and sustainable business requires planning, patience and a long-term point of view. One of the key ingredients is identifying like-minded people who share your values and are committed to helping you grow your business as you help them grow theirs. When people come together to co-develop a product, enter into a marketing agreement or co-op advertise, tremendous leverage takes place and everyone especially your customers benefit in the long-term.

These types of relationships are often identified as “Joint Ventures” or JVs and I love them having utilized them to make quantum leaps in my business over the years. Effective joint venture partnerships when done properly can be more powerful than list building, paid advertising, social media and many other non-personal types of marketing.

I want to give you a few key points to consider when creating joint ventures in addition to a few mistakes you should avoid to ensure your joint ventures produce the results you are seeking. Follow these guidelines and you too will be empowered to develop lifelong friendships, high trust partnerships, deliver tremendous value to your customers, and advance your business to the next level.

Develop the Correct Mindset

1. Create a set of standards and guidelines to qualify your joint venture opportunities. As I became more well known in the Internet Marketing niche, I consistently received request to promote new launches as established programs. I could easily see how people can become enticed to jump on board of every new and exciting launch that came along, so I decided to write a set of guidelines to ensure that I remain true to my brand while delivering value to my customers and followers. I recommend that you do this immediately, regardless of your level of experience or standing in the industry.

You can see my JV Guidelines Here: Joint Venture with James Holmes

2. Make Sure each joint venture adds value to your customers with consistency. One sure way to determine if a joint venture is in your best interest is to use the “value test,” which will ensure that the partnership is congruent with your brand, customer’s expectations, your mission and long-term objectives. Ask yourself if the partnership will result in short term gain such as a cash grab or if it will lead to long-term value for everyone involved. Treat your customers, subscribers and social media followers with respect and you will rarely have to apologize.

3. Follow through and deliver on your promises. Successful joint ventures are always equitable, so be sure to negotiate the expectations and rewards that are to be derived from all parties. Once you have agreed to the terms or accepted the terms put forth by both parties, simply do what you promised to do and fulfill your part of the agreement. Not only will this ensure a successful venture, but it will also add to your reputation and inspire others to work with you.

Know the Pitfalls to Avoid

1. Forget about get rich quick schemes. Avoid cash grabs, which are programs that provide no true value and are designed to be short lived. These programs provide maximum profits for the program owners and promoters, but do little to benefit those who purchase the product or program. Look for programs that are evergreen and designed for the long term growth.

2. Don’t lose site of your business model. Always promote products and programs that are an extension of your established niche(s) and brand. You don not have to limit the number of programs you promote as long as each one passes the value test and represents a natural extension of your brand.

3. Don’t promote anything that you do not believe in 100%! I have a long standing policy which states that I will not promote any program that I have not a.) Made money with b.) Used or currently use in my business or c.) Establish a high trust relationship with the program owner. These are non-negotiable and although they may result in my earning less money on “launch day,” I know that I am remaining true to my brand by following these principles.

Creating successful joint ventures is a very deep subject and this short post certainly doesn’t cover every aspect that you should take into consideration. However, if you follow the six key points provided here you will be well on your way to many successful ventures and avoid harming your customer’s loyalty or the value of your brand.

I would love to read your comments on joint venture relationships. What have you done that has worked and what tips would you offer my readers to make the best of their JV opportunities?

I am here to help you succeed!

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Measuring Social Media Return on Investment Your ROI

Author: JamesHolmes

Apr 6

What is the return on investment from Social Media? This is a question that has been debated consistently over the past few months by a variety of thought leaders across the web. Erik Qualman, Gary Vaynerchuk , Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin have written books that address the topic of Social Media ROI

The value of social media for business has been debated by early adopters and those slow to commitment to Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Stumble Upon and other social platforms as an import part of their overall marketing and client relations strategy. The debate rages on, but what is undeniable is the impact that social media has had on small businesses and multi-national corporations alike.

I want to share a short video today that makes a powerful statement. The ROI on social media has been huge for many companies and transformational for others. New industries have emerged and old business models have been given new life as the world has become a much smaller place. I encourage you to invest a few minutes watching this powerful video and reading the associated blog post from across the social web.

Socialnomics Presents Social Media ROI

0 Measuring Social Media Return on Investment Your ROI

Who is Erik Qualman?

Often called the Digital Dale Carnegie, Erik Qualman is the author of Socialnomics: How social media transforms the way we live and do business. Socialnomics made Amazon’s #1 Best Selling List for the US, UK, Canada and Germany.

Here are 15 Fast Facts Related to Return on Investment and Social Media:

By 2010 Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers….96% of them have joined a social network
Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web
Years to Reach 50 millions Users: Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod (3 Years)…Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months…iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months.
% of companies using LinkedIn as a primary tool to find employees….80%
The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55-65 year-old females
There are over 200,000,000 Blogs
Because of the speed in which social media enables communication, word of mouth now becomes world of mouth
25% of search results for the World’s Top 20 largest brands are links to user-generated content
34% of bloggers post opinions about products & brands
78% of consumers trust peer recommendations
Only 14% trust advertisements
Only 18% of traditional TV campaigns generate a positive ROI
In the near future we will no longer search for products and services they will find us via social media
Successful companies in social media act more like Dale Carnegie and less like David Ogilvy Listening first, selling second
Successful companies in social media act more like party planners, aggregators, and content providers than traditional advertiser

Source: Socialnomics

Here are a few blog post from influential publishers on this topic:

1. Mashable Social Media ROI Cycle

2. Tech CrunchHow Social Media Drives New Business Six Case Studies

3. Gary Vaynerchuk ROI on Social Media

Regardless if you chose to engage with your market with social media or chose to ignore it, I would encourage you to actually decide, make a conscious decision either way. Social media is not a fad, it is not trivial, and it is not going away – it is actually just in its infancy. If you invest the time required to craft a thoughtful social media strategy your results will be transformational for you and your brand.

I would love to read your thoughts and comments on social media. I invite you to post a comment below and share how social media is impacting your business and niche market.

I am here to help you succeed!

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Filed under: Social Media, viral marketing

Mega Money EMails System Review

Author: JamesHolmes

Apr 4

I am really excited about Mega Money Mails E-Course a complete list-building system including auto-responder campaigns and a turnkey system that anyone can use to build a gorilla sized list. Regardless of how long you have been online you continue to hear people say “the money is in the list,” this is a catchy phrase and it also happens to be true.

It really doesn’t matter what you are doing right now to make money online, if you do not have prospects for your business it will be impossible for you to make sales or enroll members in your programs, it really is that simple. Will having a list a guarantee that you will make a consistent living online, not necessarily, but without a list you will find it virtually impossible to earn a sustainable full-time income online.

At first list-building may seem like an overwhelming task to get started, but in reality you can begin today by completing the Mega Money Emails course and then putting the system into place. I fully endorse the “Mega Money Emails” program because it allows both the newbie marketer and more experienced marketers to seamlessly build multiple sales funnels and convert sales consistently and systematically.

Here are a few of the immediate benefits from the Mega Money Emails system:

Benefit #1. Mega Money Emails provides you with the email campaigns completely set up for you and ready to upload to your autoreponder.

Benefit #2. Mega Money Emails provides 35 content rich follow up messages which you will drip feed to your subscribers automatically.

Benefit #3. Mega Money Emails will allow you to save time and make money while building your list.

In addition to understanding the extreme value of this turnkey list-building business in a box, I also appreciate the simplicity of getting this system set up and running, which is the second reason I recommend this package. The website, sales pages, bonus gifts, auto-responder messages, and training materials are ready for you. The process for getting your list-building system set-up is accomplished in three easy steps.

Step #1. Set Up Your Auto-Responder account. In addition to providing you with professionally written follow-up messages, you will also receive a private code to download high converting email marketing messages to give away. I strongly suggest that you sign up for your auto-responder account through AWeber.

Step #2. Set-Up your “Squeeze Pages” or “Landing Pages.” The system includes a selection of professionally designed pages which allow you to give away a series of valuable e-books in exchange for the name and valid email address of the recipient. This will take just a few minutes and the pages will attract subscribers for years to come.

Step #3. Send Traffic using a variety of methods including the 7 insider traffic techniques provided for you in the program. The traffic you drive will go to pre-selected Clickbank products that are proven to convert to sales. Mega Money Emails provides you with the campaigns and you follow the traffic methods to ensure results.

In order to review the complete details on this system, review the sales pages, gain a full understanding of what is included and what you will learn, visit this link and be prepared to be blown away!

Visit the site: Mega Money Emails System

When you secure your e-course and turnkey system you will instantly gain access to personal guidance from me to include a members only training system that will allow you to grow your list and become profitable in any business you chose to promote. The value will continue to increase overtime. This is a fully developed success system!

Please be sure to visit the site and return here to post your comments and questions. I would love to read about your list building experiences and answer your most pressing questions. Once you have a system in place you will enjoy the benefits of growing an automated list – I want to see your success stories here also.

I am here to help you succeed!

P.S. I will also teach why adding a “P.S.” to your emails can double your email marketing results.

It Cost Less Than A Large Pizza: Mega Money Emails System

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