http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-icDr.Mani's Inner CircleTue, 22 May 2012 10:32:57 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/A22vE/t/I_m_Not_Blaming_You_But_.htmHi Quite a few people wrote to say thanks for mentioning MyNAMS, David Perdew's powerful niche marketing resource... http://www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/nams.htm But on looking at my stats, I notice that a larger number of my readers - maybe that includes YOU - did not even check out the offer. That's terrible, but... I'm not blaming YOU for it. I blame the clueless marketers (and/or malicious scam artists) who hype up the worst trash to sound appealing and attractive - to the point that you and me, as hapless consumers, start to view EVERYTHING with cynicism, suspicion and frank alarm. "Is this REALLY good? Or is it just one MORE thing these "gooroos" are all getting behind and pitching for the juicy commissions?" That question just keeps on playing in our minds when we look at ANY sales pitch these days! And that means we're definitely missing out on some great deals and offers - simply because we have no way of sorting out the wheat from the chaff! MyNAMS is definitely "wheat", not "chaff". Here's why. I glanced through the MyNAMS forum last night, and saw these things: * A discussion where, in response to a member's query on a technical marketing issue, 8 experts (with a collective experience of OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS of online marketing!) posted feedback, ideas and suggestions * Another where a guy hit by the recent Google updates and lost top rankings for his primary website was being encouraged and inspired by practical guidance from SEO specialists who were offering concrete action steps to bounce back into the rankings * One more where a lady new to online marketing was being welcomed warmly and given some excellent advise about planning, setting up and growing her online venture ... and so much more. If YOU faced a similar situation, or needed that kind of advise, EACH of these threads, in and of itself, would be worth a multiple of what it cost you to become a member! There are dozens of such discussions in the forum. And the forum itself is just one out of TWENTY benefits MyNAMS members get as part of their package! David has done a far better job than I can in telling you more about them, so go take a look... http://www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/nams.htm Listen, you do NOT have to think about signing up. Don't feel compelled to make a decision based on just what I'm telling you here. Leave that for later, after you've seen WHAT is on offer. But don't miss out on doing that, or put it off for "later" (that never comes) because MyNAMS could well be the PERFECT solution for YOU. And then again, it may not. You'll only know after learning more about it. By reading this simple, straightforward letter explaining it all. http://www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/nams.htm What will you have lost by checking it out? Five minutes? Maybe ten? Is that such a big cost - especially for something that may impact your marketing future so positively? If it is, then ignore this email. Or else, go to this link and see what MyNAMS members are enjoying (and you can too): http://www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/nams.htm That page has to rank as the LOWEST hype letter to explain such a powerful, benefit-loaded, high-value offer that I've seen in a really long time! All success Dr.Mani .Tue, 22 May 2012 10:32:57 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/76B2E/t/You_Me_Zuck_s_Facebook.htmHi You'll enjoy this short post I made this morning. http://www.internetinfopreneur.com/you-me-zuckerbergs-facebook-billions/ There's a powerful lesson at the end. If you like it, please share the message with your friends Thanks :) All success Dr.Mani P.S. - You can 'vote' for it by clicking on the Twitter, Facebook and Google+ buttons on the page, too. .Mon, 21 May 2012 10:24:39 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/K16rE/t/I_Broke_My_Promise_So_.htmHi Let me tell you a little story. It has a moral - and a lesson! In 2004, I boarded a LONG flight from India to the US... just to attend a weekend-long seminar. It was well worth the 20 hour airplane ride + the 9 hour stop-over in Frankfurt airport, lounging around watching craft land and take off - all to meet the kind of folks at the event. (I even got to briefly speak to, and shake hands with, my hero and mentor, Jay Abraham!) At that high-powered seminar, I also met people who are today household names in the infopreneur/IM niche - folks with six-figure lists and 7-figure incomes. One of them made me a promise - which he then broke. He promised to support my CHD work by telling his list of (at that time) 75,000+ about what I do, and even promote one of my hot-selling products to his audience. All through the trip back home, I was cheered by that rosy dream of banking a HUGE profit from his promotion, and being able to fund many heart surgeries from the proceeds. The figure kept growing bigger in my imagination as I worked out various possibilities. By the time I arrived home, I had practically convinced myself that it would be a surprise if we were able to fund any less than 25 operations from this single promotion. For a week, I waited eagerly to hear back from the guy. Nothing. I figured he was busy catching up on stuff after the event. But when there was no communication from him for 2 weeks, I shot him a quick email. He replied right away, saying he hadn't forgotten - and was thinking about the best time to run the promotion. My flagging hopes were instantly revived. For another 10 days, I walked on air... only to slowly sink back to earth again when nothing further happened. By now, I was wondering if it was a mistake to put my other promotion plans on hold while waiting for this guy - and so got back to contacting other JV partners. But my heart was not in it. I was still hoping for that big home run - and couldn't focus on the 'smaller' deals. Finally, losing patience, I sent him one more reminder. No reply. Two days later, I wrote to him AGAIN. Nothing. By now, I realized how much of a fool I had been - falling for an insincere promise. Restraining my impulse to fire him off an angry note, I reasoned that after all it was his list, his choice to promote me or not, and his decision to not keep his word. But it still hurt. Badly. Even though it was MY fault for raising hopes and building up expectations based on what was (looking back) just a casual "promise" made at an event where he was networking with dozens and dozens of other marketers. That pain impacted the enthusiasm with which I promoted the product - and after a while, I even gave up on it, and moved on to other stuff. At the time, I made MYSELF a promise. "I Won't Do This To Anyone - Ever!" I've tried my best to stay true to it. But (as on a very few other occasions), on April 14th 2012 I BROKE My Promise !!! How? My great friend, long time CHD supporter, and inspiring role model, David Perdew, invited me to tell you about his brilliant program called MyNAMS - The Niche Affiliate Marketing System http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/nams.htm I was traveling out of town that weekend, and promised to do it as "soon as I get back home on Monday, David." Well, that Monday went by. So did SIX more. And I still haven't told you about the most valuable program for niche marketers that I've had the privilege and pleasure of being a part of. David's such a gentleman, he never once troubled me about it. (Maybe he should have! That way, YOU would have got to hear about it sooner.) Anyway, I could get lyrical about the value inside MyNAMS - but won't... because David himself has listed SEVENTEEN ways you'll benefit from being a part of this group. Check it out. You won't regret it. http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/nams.htm What's the lesson or moral of this story? You tell me. I'll listen to you - and then share my own take-away :) All success Dr.Mani . Sat, 19 May 2012 11:37:27 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/CPxKE/t/CHANGE_.htm On the Web, the ONLY constant is CHANGE! The Web I was first introduced to in 1995 bears hardly ANY resemblance to today's version. And the way I've managed to stay on top of things for over 15 years online is by adapting to change. Some changes were minor, hardly noticed, and easy. Others were significant, obvious and tough to make. Today, I'm making one of the latter. A BIG change. And if YOU want to be a part of that change, and continue to follow my moves as an Internet infopreneur, then there is only one way... To Join This New 'Insiders' Group (No, not the paid group. That one's even MORE exclusive - go here to join it:) http://smilenaire.com/smile10.htm This one is free... and is the single list which will be managed actively, updated frequently, and tell you first about some exclusive deals that are a consequence of these big changes. To sign up, go here: http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/innercircle.htm Of course, you can choose to do nothing. You'll still get the occasional note, promotion and freebie. Just not the best and newest ones :) All success Dr.Mani .Fri, 18 May 2012 14:02:08 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/Ch1gE/t/Are_YOU_going_to_be_on_this_.htmPaul Evans is in a VERY SMALL group of marketing experts I listen to and trust explicitly. He's conducting a really special webinar on May 17th. You'll benefit from being on it - and I say that regardless of what specific model of online marketing or business you embrace. Here's the link to sign up... (it's free) http://www.Niche2.com/newrules.htm Will I see you on "The New Rules of Online Business" call later today? All success Dr.Mani P.S. - We're a day closer to the launch of Kevin Riley's new program, "Commission Stealth Bombs". Are you looking forward to it with the same eagerness that I am? :) .Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:54 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/GJ.kE/t/This_looks_GOOD_.htmI just checked it out and it looks REALLY good! Take a look: http://imstitute.com/go.php?offer=doctormani&pid=2 And also, make a note on your calendar to check out Kevin Riley's brand new program on May 22nd. It's called "Commission Stealth Bombs" - and should be something worth checking out (at least for the stunning videos Kevin always puts together for his exciting product launches!) Coming next week, to a computer near to you :) All success Dr.Mani .Wed, 16 May 2012 13:40:55 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/FZP7U/t/_My_Interesting_Failed_.htm I had a crazy idea. It involved giving away a new $67 course on blogging that I had created for those looking to succeed with niche marketing... this one: http://www.RichNicheBlogs.com I wrote a blog post explaining the idea - and it was viewed by 1,034 people in 2 days. 45 visitors clicked through to the registration form. Of them, 36 signed up to the course. That's not terrible, in itself. A 3.5% conversion on any offer is average, if not good (especially for a FREE offer). What did break the model, though, is what happened next. At the crux of this idea was the belief that anyone who signed up to get a $67 program for free, and was keen on getting even higher value from it, would be willing (even happy) to invite a few more friends to take advantage of this offer. It would get more bloggers into a private group, where the networking and mutual support were meant to be a core benefit of the project. To my amazement (and disappointment), there was NOT EVEN ONE legitimate referral! (One member even signed up 3 fake email addresses in order to get into the private group - which would be wasteful, as the only value from the group will come from dedicated bloggers participating in the process.) This was an eye-opener. Just a few years ago, a free offer like this coming from me would be snapped up by 200 or more subscribers - and the private group would have grown to critical size in a day or two. Wondering what was different now, I polled my list. Many responded. And the news was heartening. It wasn't that my offer was bad, or that I did something wrong. It's just that they were already busy with a project of their own - and did not want to lose focus! That's commendable. I'm happy to hear it. Focus is the key to success - in anything. But I'm sure that reason doesn't apply to everyone. Of nearly 1,000 who read the blog post but chose not to go ahead and join, there were many who turned down the offer for a different reason. And my instinct is that it is LACK OF TRUST. We've all been so badly and frequently hurt by the shameless marketing blitz of hucksters using the lure of 'free' that we automatically slot any such offer into the same broad category... of "pie in the sky" dreams! My offer got positioned wrongly. As a potential scam. Or a lead in to a money-sucking operation. Or, at best, a worthless program pretending to be value. We've all seen it before - and EXPECT it to happen every time. This realization made me decide to pull the free offer - and price it once again at the right level. Rich Niche Blogs goes back up to $67. http://www.RichNicheBlogs.com It's worth much more, and is a great deal at that price. What I'm adding to the offer is membership to the private group... at $27 a month. (I thought about $47 a month at first, because that's closer to the real value - and it may well go up to that level soon). Yes, that's the offer I was willing to give away for just 3 referrals to the program - but it didn't happen, and so charging a fee seems a better way to showcase the value. That, and the money will let me run ads to get more new members aboard, carrying out the role I'd hoped 'viral word-of-mouth marketing' would handle. The offer will be presented as an 'upsell' only to those who order the course, as a value-addition to your niche blogging training. If this change disappoints you, I'm sorry. It had a fair chance of working, if what I had expected happened. But without the 'tell a friend' component kicking in, it just wasn't feasible (in a practical sense) to justify the time and effort involved on my part to deliver the coaching. Those who are already aboard will get to complete the course... though without the private group, the value is a fraction of what it may have been. The invitation to pay for access to the private group is still open to all - if it seems like a good idea. Lessons from this failed experiment will serve me well. I hope they are of some help to you also, which is why I'm sharing them with you. All success Dr.Mani P.S. - There's one glitch in the process that came from my oversight. The blog post pre-sold the blog coaching - so when folks clicked through to it, they got just a sign up form to fill. The 'tell a friend' link, however, bypassed this pre-sell page and pointed directly to the bare opt-in form - which meant YOU had to provide the background to convince your referrals that it's worth signing up. Maybe directing the referral link to the pre-sell blog post would have been better?! Hmm... :) .Thu, 10 May 2012 07:03:04 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/G8LkU/t/So_You_re_in_the_64_8_Group_.htm Yesterday, I invited you to check out a page on my infopreneur blog that outlined a new idea. http://InternetInfopreneur.com/my-insane-idea/ Out of those who did, 35.2% went on to take the next step. But you're in the 64.8% who did not... and I wonder WHY you decided not to proceed to the next logical stage. Would you mind letting me know, please? And if you haven't yet checked out the page, you can go here: http://InternetInfopreneur.com/my-insane-idea/ All success Dr.Mani .Wed, 09 May 2012 12:17:25 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/MxUzU/t/Were_YOU_on_my_email_list_TEN.htmWere YOU on my email list TEN years ago? Don't be amused or surprised at the question. There are quite a few people who would answer "Yes". (A funnier question might be, "Who else do you remember who has been around since then?" - over 90% have fallen by the wayside!) There's just ONE reason many of my subscribers stay on my list for a decade... They Get Enormous VALUE From It But a lot changes over 10 years. Looking back, I can see not all of it has been for the better. And it reflects in the changed relationship I now have with you and others on my list. So I'm doing something about it. To make things better - even if 'smaller'. It's my "Insane Idea" - and you can learn more about it, see how you can pick up a brand new $67 course for free, AND be part of an exclusive online community... just read this blog post: http://InternetInfopreneur.com/my-insane-idea/ Then do what you feel is best, going forward. All success Dr.Mani . Tue, 08 May 2012 07:36:13 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/drmani-ic/PYlEk/t/My_INSANE_idea_Want_to_hear.htmI woke up yesterday morning with an INSANE idea. Well, not really 'insane' - it just seems that way in today's altered online environment. But it's how I built and grew my online presence starting in 1995. Oops! I won't reveal more at this time... unless you want to know. If you are interested in hearing about my "insane" idea, email me back at info@ezinemarketingcenter.com Use the SUBJECT line - 're: Your Insane Idea' - to make sure I notice your note in my cluttered inbox! Ok, in the meantime... There are 2 recent posts on my blog that I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts about. 1. Keyword Tools - Do Infopreneurs Need Them? http://www.internetinfopreneur.com/keyword-tool/ 2. Facebook - Open the Doors to an Exciting Universe http://www.internetinfopreneur.com/facebook-log-in/ Unfortunately, spammers made it impossible to keep comments open (I'm working on a solution), BUT you can indicate your approval for the posts by hitting the 'Like', '+1' or 'retweet' buttons on the post. Or, if you want to share some thoughts, email me. Have a great weekend! All success Dr.Mani .Sat, 05 May 2012 23:09:35 -0400