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Demographics, Psychographics and Good Ole’ Fashioned American Common Sense: Big Buck Branding Blunders

Aug 30, 2007 at 9:14 pm in COACHING, KARMA by ian · Comments Off

Ok – I’ve gotten a few really good questions over the last couple of days – including a couple really detailed ones on how I would approach promoting affiliate offers on Craigslist – as well as some interesting stuff on Community Sites and building mini nets of theme related content across one large niche. So I’ve got my hands full with good user submitted questions – thanks! Just in time for Labor Day weekend when I was hoping to get [read more →]

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How To Get Traffic on A Budget: Karmic Q & A’s

Aug 22, 2007 at 12:26 pm in COACHING by ian · Comments Off

Ok – here is a really good submission from Victoria of Hellopink.Ca .

She runs a unique service –> providing lawn cards ( special signs for special occasions ) that dress up a party, or landscape for special functions like Birthdays, Retirement , Graduation parties, etc…..Her site is new – ( she said only a few weeks old ) and is running into the proverbial sort of conundrum that most people face when spreading their wings into the online advertising [read more →]

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Karmic Case Studies: Real Time Strategies for Getting a Bigger, Badder Bang for Your Buck (s )

Aug 20, 2007 at 5:26 pm in COACHING, KARMA by ian · Comments Off

And considering these are free for all – that really shouldn’t be a hard thing to accomplish…

But – for those of you who would like a free series of suggestions and advice as to how I would attack your market or industry given your specific set of circumstances, why not submit your questions, thoughts, challenges or obstacles for my review and free consultation? The good ones will be posted here.

While I can’t post all of the submissions on the site, [read more →]

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Keyword Country 5 Beta is Here

Aug 19, 2007 at 2:31 pm in KARMA by ian · Comments Off

Keyword Country 5 Opens it doors for free – Beta Testers Invited For Pre-Release Test

[Keyword Country->] 5 is finally here. ( note: The * Beta * Link is on the far right of the navigation bar at the top of the page )

And in a world of stale and sort of unexciting keyword tools, I must say – I’m pretty excited at what [keyword country->] is bringing to the table – and for a limited time while in [read more →]

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Are Really, Really Good Looking People Better Marketers?

Aug 16, 2007 at 9:00 pm in COPYWRITING, KARMA, MUSINGS by ian · Comments Off

I love the process of experimentation.

The idea of sitting down, setting a goal and just sort of throwing a whole bunch of stuff out there and watching to see what sticks.

And the amazing part – the enduring, always illuminating and recurring realization that smacks any astute marketing mind upside the head when he or she has finished a particular adventure in response rates is – well – everything you anticipated would work well didn’t – and the stuff that you [read more →]

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I Make Ugly Websites: An Ode to Audioslave

Aug 9, 2007 at 9:39 pm in COPYWRITING, MUSINGS by ian · Comments Off

And even when you’ve paid enough, been pulled apart or been held up
With every single memory of the good or bad faces of luck
don’t lose any sleep tonight
I’m sure everything will end up alright

You may win or lose

But to be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do

I had an epiphany last night while rocking out to Audioslave during my 90 minute martial arts training session in the gym. ( translation: while [read more →]