There was never a dull moment for marketers in 2009.
In 2009, we (myself included) were slapped by Google, and tens of thousands of Adwords accounts were shut off overnight. In December, the FTC rolled out their new regulations on our industry, requiring us to disclose “typical” results and limiting our ability to use honest social proof. Moreover, the so-called recession has become a buzz-word, scaring a lot of people out of our community.
With all of the crotch-shots that internet marketers have taken in 2009, it’s easy to jump on the bandwagon of thinking that things are just getting too hard.
This year, I have heard more whining and complaining from internet marketers than ever before, and we’re already a pretty whiny group.
At the same time, the downturn in the economy has caused many to look for new income streams and/or new ways to promote their businesses. This has thrown many into the internet marketing community, and the new blood (I predict) will be the most profitable group of “newbies” ever to enter our market.
It was almost a year ago that I first heard Frank Kern rave about InfusionSoft, the all-in-one solution that combined email marketing, ecommerce, affiliate marketing, and customer relationships, and shopping cart technology into one simple application. When I heard about it, the price tag was as much as $5000 to start and $497 a month, and it appeared to be just another system to learn, and I cast it aside as too steep a price and unnecessary for my business.
Over time, more and more internet “gurus” began to herald InfusionSoft as a robust, perfect solution for internet marketers, and the social proof began to get my attention. When my good friend Matthew Bredel gave it a try and spoke of its benefits, I gave in and decided to give it a try. The cost for the intermediate package: $3,500 to start and $299/month… no chump change by any stretch of the imagination.
Matt had warned me about the learning curve, and I was not keen on having to get comfortable with yet another piece of software that I thought would only complicate my life. But if it would increase my bottom line… yadda, yadda… you know the thought process.
After getting inside, I began to see why there was such a learning curve; after spending years with Aweber, I expected a user interface that was… well, rational. When I want to send an email to my list in Aweber, I choose the list and hit “Send Broadcast.” In InfusionSoft, you go to People > Send Broadcast > Email > Compose New > Compose Draft > Choose Recipients, and then you browse through your different tags to choose who you want to see the email, and then send.
Sheesh. Then you have to take a nap.
Similarly, in Aweber, if I want to see my open rate, then I login and scroll about an inch to see the stats from my latest broadcasts. In InfusionSoft, you would never find your reports unless somebody told you how, because you need to go to Reports > View All Reports > Marketing Reports > Broadcast Conversion > and then search by date and look for your specific email. Then, take nap #2.
Initially, InfusionSoft was such a headache that I spent more time learning the application that I actually spent running my business… and this was for something that was supposed to actually automate my business.
Here’s how to get access to my “Internet Tipping Points” Video (forgive the poor lighting!). Notice how the music stops as soon as I put my hand up? That is power right there…
The Cliff Notes for those who don’t watch the video…
In the last three years, I have gone from knowing absolutely nothing about the internet and not knowing how to upload a website to having a six figure, full-time internet marketing business.
Much of my success is from being in a constant state of learning: courses like Mass Control, Continuity Blueprint, Product Launch Formula, being in mastermind groups, going to conferences… but most importantly, trial and error.
And believe me, I’ve made some major mistakes. Some that still make my stomach turn when I think about them.
Along with the bumps in the road, however, have been major milestones – some having more meaning than others. But among those were just a handful of decisions that I made that have made all the difference in my business and have been the deciding factors in the success that I now enjoy.
I’ve put together a video that outlines those major decisions that I made that have meant the most in my business, and I call it my “Tipping Points.” One of those “tipping point” decisions doubled my affiliate commissions overnight (seriously).
When you watch my Tipping Points Video, you’ll glean from my years of experience and know how to focus your efforts into the most productive channels, instead of wasting your time doing things that don’t make you any money. You’ll immediately be able to implement my tipping points into your business and reap the benefits from doing so.
To get a copy of my Tipping Points Video, all you need to know is sign up for Mark Ling’s new “Super Affiliate Secrets” report here. It doesn’t cost a thing, but obviously he’s gonna try to sell you something at some point – it doesn’t matter, because I want you to read the report.
Once you’ve done that, shoot me an email at RyanMoranSupport [at] gmail.com and let me know that you grabbed it, tell me what you liked about it so that I know you read it, and I’ll shoot you the link to my “Tipping Points Bonus.”
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