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><channel><title>Craig Rettig.com &#187; Marketing</title> <atom:link href="http://www.craigrettig.com/home/category/marketing/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.craigrettig.com/home</link> <description>I find cool stuff so you don&#039;t have to</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:56:31 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Free Business Software</title><link>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/59/free-business-software/</link> <comments>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/59/free-business-software/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:54:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Rettig</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=59</guid> <description><![CDATA[Personally, I think Neil Shearing is crazy. In December 2008 he took his Internet Success Spider software off the market, despite having sold over $300,000 in software licenses. Neil then improved the software and relaunched it as a free download. Actually, Neil&#8217;s a good guy. He says he&#8217;s &#8220;offering the software to help people grow [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally, I think Neil Shearing is crazy. In December 2008 he took his Internet Success Spider software off the market, despite having sold over <strong>$300,000</strong> in software licenses.</p><p>Neil then improved the software and relaunched it as a <a
title="Internet Success Spider" rel="external" href="http://go.craigrettig.com/success-spider.php" target="_blank">free download</a>.</p><p>Actually, Neil&#8217;s a good guy. He says he&#8217;s &#8220;offering the software to help people grow their online businesses in these tough economic times.&#8221;</p><p>Neil says that all businesses have to leverage people&#8217;s assets to succeed and be profitable in a recession, and that&#8217;s exactly what his Internet Success Spider software does — it helps you to easily find potential joint venture partners, super affiliates, and link partners.</p><p>It makes sense that the guy who started one of the first consumer protection sites online, the ScamFreeZone back in 1997, and has sold over a million dollars of his own products, would want to continue helping other people succeed online.</p><p>Although, I strongly suggest you go and grab a copy of the Internet Success Spider right now — before Neil comes to his senses.</p><p><a
title="Internet Success Spider" rel="external" href="http://go.craigrettig.com/success-spider.php" target="_blank">Download it here.</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/59/free-business-software/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Just Say &#8220;No&#8221; to Blind E-mails</title><link>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/41/just-say-no-to-blind-e-mails/</link> <comments>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/41/just-say-no-to-blind-e-mails/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:17:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Rettig</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=41</guid> <description><![CDATA[While I&#8217;m not a big fan of receiving ad-only messages from newsletters I subscribe to, I do understand that the list operator does need to make money somehow. However, I hate &#8220;blind&#8221; e-mails that say absolutely nothing and expect you to click a link with no additional information. I got this message today: Subject: A [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I&#8217;m not a big fan of receiving ad-only messages from newsletters I subscribe to, I do understand that the list operator does need to make money somehow. However, I <em>hate</em> &#8220;blind&#8221; e-mails that say absolutely nothing and expect you to click a link with no additional information.</p><p>I got this message today:</p><blockquote><p><strong>Subject:</strong> A NO-BRAINER deal&#8230; for you (highly recommended)</p><p>Hi Craig Rettig</p><p>There are some deals called &#8220;no-brainers&#8230;&#8221;<br
/> My definition of a &#8220;no-brainer&#8221; is:<br
/> &#8220;Do not think&#8230; Just order it.&#8221;</p><p>I am happy to suggest this no-brainer deal<br
/> to you today:</p><p>http://[URL REMOVED]</p><p>Enjoy!</p><p>[NAME REMOVED]</p></blockquote><p>My response?  Hit the Delete button.</p><p>There is no way I&#8217;m clicking on an obviously-cloaked link just because you&#8217;re saying that it&#8217;s cool. For all I know, your system could&#8217;ve been hacked, and the resulting site could be linking to pornography, spyware, viruses, or something even worse.</p><p>The real shame here is the sender was a fairly well-known and well-respected Internet marketer who really should know better.</p><p>If you want me to click an affiliate link, first tell me what it <em>is</em>, then tell me why it&#8217;s a good deal/product/whatever. If you can&#8217;t be bothered to write a few sentences explaining why it&#8217;s a &#8220;no-brainer&#8221;, then I can&#8217;t be bothered to click the link.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/41/just-say-no-to-blind-e-mails/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Best $7 You&#8217;ll Spend</title><link>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/32/the-best-7-youll-spend/</link> <comments>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/32/the-best-7-youll-spend/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:45:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Rettig</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=32</guid> <description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably seen several e-mails and articles about a report entitled $7 Secrets. I snagged a copy of it, and it&#8217;s most definitely worth it. Basically, it shows you a system where you sell reports at an affordable price (You guessed it&#8230; $7) and build a list at the same time. While seven bucks may [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;ve probably seen several e-mails and articles about a report entitled <a
title="$7 Secrets" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.7dollarsecrets.com/'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" rel="external" href="http://go.craigrettig.com/7-dollar-secrets.php" target="_blank">$7 Secrets</a>.</p><p>I snagged a copy of it, and it&#8217;s most definitely worth it.</p><p>Basically, it shows you a system where you sell reports at an affordable price (You guessed it&#8230; $7) and build a list at the same time. While seven bucks may not seem like much, it adds up as you create and sell more reports <em>in addition</em> to simultaneously building your list for later upsells.</p><p>What&#8217;s especially cool is that you also get the actual scripts to handle the payment, one-time offer, and affiliate program outlined in the report. In my opinion, these alone more than justify the $7 price tag.</p><p><a
title="$7 Secrets" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.7dollarsecrets.com/'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" rel="external" href="http://go.craigrettig.com/7-dollar-secrets.php" target="_blank">Check it out for yourself.</a></p><p>It should be obvious, but if you&#8217;re a member of any <acronym
title="Private Label Rights">PLR</acronym> content sites, such as <a
title="InfoGoRound" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.infogoround.com/'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' '; return true;" rel="external" href="http://go.craigrettig.com/infogoround.php" target="_blank">InfoGoRound</a>, you&#8217;ve got all the ammo you need to start pumping out your own $7 products.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/32/the-best-7-youll-spend/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TRS Direct: Good Copywriting Examples</title><link>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/23/trs-direct-good-copywriting-examples/</link> <comments>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/23/trs-direct-good-copywriting-examples/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:37:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Craig Rettig</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.craigrettig.com/home/?p=23</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you market any products targeted towards men, I highly recommend taking a look at the TRS Product Page (Click the &#8220;more info&#8221; link under each product for the sales letter). TRS primarily sells self-defense videos, so the products obviously aren&#8217;t aimed at everyone. However, if you&#8217;re promoting anything towards a similar audience, you could [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you market any products targeted towards men, I highly recommend taking a look at the <a
title="Threat Response Solutions Product Page" rel="external" href="http://www.trsdirect.com/product.php" target="_blank">TRS Product Page</a> (Click the &#8220;more info&#8221; link under each product for the sales letter).</p><p>TRS primarily sells self-defense videos, so the products obviously aren&#8217;t aimed at everyone. However, if you&#8217;re promoting anything towards a similar audience, you could benefit greatly from just reading through these.</p><p>Some of the better ones:</p><ul><li><a
title="Real World Combat" rel="external" href="http://www.trsdirect.com/product.php?sku=RW-77" target="_blank">Glenn Boodry&#8217;s Real World Combat</a></li><li><a
title="Fight to Win" rel="external" href="http://www.trsdirect.com/product.php?sku=JW-77" target="_blank">Jim West&#8217;s Fight to Win</a></li><li><a
title="Russian Fighting System" rel="external" href="http://www.trsdirect.com/product.php?sku=RC-77" target="_blank">Vladimir Vasiliev&#8217;s Russian Fighting System</a></li><li><a
title="Rock &amp; Roll (American Prison Fighting)" rel="external" href="http://www.trsdirect.com/product.php?sku=RR-77" target="_blank">James Painter&#8217;s Rock &amp; Roll (American Prison Fighting)</a></li></ul><p>Yes, I am a customer of theirs, and no, I&#8217;m not affiliated with them. I just believe in pointing out good material when I see it.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> If you&#8217;re interested in purchasing any products from TRS, it&#8217;s <em>definitely</em> worth your while to get on their mailing list, which you can do <a
title="Join TRS mailing list" rel="external" href="http://www.trsdirect.com/report.shtml" target="_blank">here</a>.  TRS often runs special discounts and package deals, and it can save you a bundle.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.craigrettig.com/home/23/trs-direct-good-copywriting-examples/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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