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	<description>Internet Marketing, Viral List Building, Social Media Mastery</description>
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		<title>Effective List Building Part 6: E-zine Ad Marketing and Ad Swaps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you publish an e-zine? An e-zine is a web-based newsletter that is more highly designed to take on the appearance of a traditional magazine and it can be a powerful tool for building a list of loyal subscribers. Unlike auto-responder campaigns, your e-zine should be published less frequently, perhaps once or twice each month and should include information on topics beyond your business. This is the perfect format to share a little about your life in order to provide your reader with a chance to get to know you better.

E-zine ad swaps involve trading advertising exposure in your e-zine in exchange for exposure in another e-zine in your niche or a closely related niche. I recommend negotiating a direct swap making this a great free option although if the other publisher has a much larger distribution list, you may be asked to either pay a small premium or perhaps allow the other publisher two issues in your e-zine in exchange of one in theirs.

I recommend setting an objective to have two ad swaps for each issue you publish and closely monitor your opt in results by using a tracking link or promoting different pages in each e-zine. Continue to advertise in the publications that convert to opt-ins or sales and move away from those that do not. If you see traffic and opt-ins peak and begin to fall off assume that you have obtained maximum penetration of this list and begin looking for a replacement.

Focus more on building your brand and delivering value than making a sale. If you write ads that demonstrate your authority in your niche and give away a high value e-book, special report or auto in exchange for a name and email address from the reader. Keep in mind, you will have plenty of time to sell after the subscriber has joined your list, which of course if your objective.]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/effective-list-building-part-6-e-zine-ad-marketing-and-ad-swaps</link>
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		<title>Podcast Episode #95: Sid Hale Creator of Rapid Action Profits Software on Viral Marketing Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sid Hale is the creator of Rapid Action Profits script (RAP) and has been working full-time as a marking consultant for more than 20 years and has been online  since 1995 as a marketer since 2002. Sid creates and markets tools to help Internet marketers build successful online business marketing multiple RAP sites.

Sid will be my guest on the Internet Business Blueprint podcast on Blog Talk Radio today. We will be discussing how you can use Rapid Action Profits to build your own successful online business to sell your own information products and build an army of affiliates. The creation of information products is one of the best ways to build a subscriber list through viral marketing and creating a list of loyal affiliates is among the best ways to create traffic for your websites. Rapid Action Profits will allow you to accomplish these objectives with tremendous results.]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/podcast-episode-95-sid-hale-creator-of-rapid-action-profits-software-on-viral-marketing-success</link>
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		<title>Podcast Episode #94: ThumbVu Innovative Founder John Guanzon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ThumbVu is a new and innovative manual traffic exchange that was launched in January 2010. If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that I recommend using traffic exchanges in your marketing strategy, not to sell but to market your brand and build your list.

ThumbVu is a game changer! John Guanzon and his founding partners Mike Gartner and Austin Hallock have created the most innovative traffic exchange on the Internet and have the potential to breakthrough to mainstream acceptance as a viable branding and social media marketing site.

John Guanzon will be my special guest LIVE on the "Internet Business Blueprint" podcast on Wednesday February 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM EST. I wanted to personally invite you to join us for a lively discussion of the traffic exchange profession, innovation in the social media space and where ThumbVu is heading. We will welcome your questions and comments!]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/podcast-episode-95-thumbvu-founder-john-guanzon</link>
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		<title>Twitter to Introduce New Features True or False?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend I read an interesting post on Tech Crunch by MG Siegler a regular contributor at Tech Crunch. This post is titled "Twitter to Add Nifty Site Features that May make You Forget Third-Party Clients"  and was in response to a tweet by Alex Payne @al3x on Twitter, a Tech Crunch staff member.

I personally have not used Twitter's own interface (twitter.com) with any regularity in several months. I became a Tweet Deck (a third party application to assist with site management) user because I like the interface and found that it was far more user friendly and allowed me to better manage information, replies, and follows using Tweet Deck's multi-column desktop application.

I have now integrating what I believe to best the best third-party application available for the Twitter user who manages multiple accounts, marketers on the site, or wants to extend their brand identity through Twitter, which is a very powerful use of the site. It is called "MarketMe Tweet" and it is phenomenal!

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		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/twitter-to-introduce-new-features-true-or-false</link>
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		<title>Effective List Building Part 5: Create a Free E-Book and Give It Away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the primary purposes of your blog should be to collect subscriber names and email addresses to add to your list. The best way to achieve this is to consistently post great content to your blog to generate traffic and then offer a item of high value free in exchange for the subscribers opt in to your list. I like using either a free e-book, a seven part email course (delivered over 21 days), or a free video based product.

Let's examine the options of offering an e-book in greater detail and take a look at a couple to tools to help you get up and running quickly. I am also going to show you a short cut used by many of top marketers on the Internet!]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/effective-list-building-part-5-create-a-free-e-book-and-give-it-away</link>
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		<title>Podcast Episode #94: Outsourcing Right Here in the USA! with Traci Knoppe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years many Internet Marketers and Solo-preneurs have embraced the tremendous opportunity to outsource a variety of daily task and projects in order to become more productive and free up time to enjoy more life. Smart entrepreneurs are becoming more profitable and getting more done everyday.

Most business owners I mastermind with have used outsource resources  in India, Philippines, Australia and other parts of the world often motivated by cost. These resources are effective, but their are often challenges centering around language nuances and time zone differences that can cause some communications issues. When most think about outsource they think about offshore, until now.

On today's show my special guest is Traci Knobbe the creator of "Your Web Tech Team" a United States based outsource firm with a variety of advantages for you. Whether you are a newer marketer or an experienced marketer looking to excellarate your progress, you will benefit from the time you investby listening to our show.

Your Web Tech Team is owned and operated by Traci Knoppe. Traci has been a professional web designer since 1999, primarily specializing in ecommerce web design solutions, and blog installations.]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/podcast-episode-94-outsourcing-right-here-in-the-usa-with-traci-knoppe</link>
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		<title>Podcast Episode #93: Colin Klinkert of Viral URL Notes, Replay Link &amp; Gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colin Klinkert Co-Founder of Viral URL was my guest February 17th on the "Internet Business Blueprint Podcast" on Blog Talk Radio. The program more than delivered on my expectations as we were also joined by Frank Bauer the other founder of this powerful marketing tool. During the show we covered the history and idea behind Virl URL, Viral Networks and Viral Hosts. In the event that you missed the show, I wanted to provide you with the replay link as well as extend a special bonus that Colin extended to my listeners.]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/podcast-episode-93-colin-klinkert-of-viral-url-notes-replay-link-gift</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Working Now: Prosperity Marketing System Four Week Test Final Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 22, 2010 I wrote a post which provided an overview and week one results for a test I have been running on the Prosperity Marketing System. You can read that post including my financial results after the first week here: Week One PMS Test

My objective was to prove that anyone who took action and followed the simple system I have established could successfully promote this self-funded proposal system to enroll new members into the primary program of their choice and monetize a percentage of their prospects even if they did not enroll in the business opportunity. The key is that I did not undertake any special measures in marketing the system, such as PPC, ezines, article writing, video marketing, or any other paid advertising other than on traffic exchanges.

To recap here is were the elements of the system I used during the test:]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/whats-working-now-prosperity-marketing-system-four-week-test-final-results</link>
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		<title>10 Great Plugins to Help Your Word Press Blog Sing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous advantages gained by using WordPress as the platform for your blog, the variety of plugins available is among the most significant. Plugins allow you to maximize every aspect of your blog both in appearance and function. Today, I was visiting with a marketer who is in the process of evolving his first blog and we were discussing how to make the most of your blog theme and structure.

I concluded the conversation by promising to write a short post sharing my recommendation of a few key plugins to optimize WordPress. I've decided to share ten, the list could easily be thirty as there really are some innovative options depending on what you want to achieve. Let me start with a quick explanation of what a plugin is and the purpose of adding them to your blog.

Simply stated, a plugin is a piece of code that controls certain aspects of your blog, from SEO optimization to appearance you can dramatically enhance every aspect of your blog. Here is a resource to help you better understand the value of using WordPress and Plugins:

Here is my top ten for today. I recommend that you install these in your blog and take care to set each one up and take full advantage of each customizable feature when available.]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/10-great-plugins-to-help-your-word-press-blog-sing</link>
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		<title>When it Comes to Email Marketing Stuck or Don&#8217;t Know Where to Start?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love to to reward my loyal readers and newsletter subscribers, that is why I created "My Private Vault" where my subscribers have access to over $2,000 value in the form of software, video training, audio mp3 files, e-books, special reports, software and much more. I add new products every month and eventually the vault will be worth tens of thousands of dollars - my subscribers will still have free access!

As a bonus to you regardless if this is your first time visiting my blog or if you are a regular reader, I have something for you.  I wanted to provide you with an excellent short video course on email marketing by Internet Marketer Michael Rasmussen.

The course is called "Email Promos Exposed - How to Write Killer Email Promos that Get Results."]]></description>
		<link>http://askjamesholmes.com/when-it-comes-to-email-marketing-stuck-or-dont-know-where-to-start</link>
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