How to Test Your Squeeze Pages & Headlines
In order to understand and meet the needs of your audience, it is important for you to do some testing. When testing your sqeeze page or headline, you first need to have split testing software in order to get accurate results. There is a ton of split testing software available on the market. If you simply go to Google you just need to type in the term “ab split testing” in the search box and a ton of sites will come up. Check out what each one offers to find the one that’s right for you. Most of these split testing software programs can run for as much as $600 but there are others that are much cheaper.
Actually if you want a good suggestion, check out www.absplittesting.com. This is only $99 and it offers everything you need. You can test anything on your website with 100% compatibility! You can test audio and video, moving images, banners… Whatever you have on the front page of your site you can test. There are no limitations. Price alterations, colors, headlines, you name it, it can be tested. Remember the only way you know if your website is selling is through testing. Think about it. If you put in all that work to build your website and promote your product, you may as well make the most of your time and money by testing your efforts. That way you’ll be able to improve your conversions and the amount of money you have in the bank!
But to get to the main point of this article on what to look for when testing your squeeze pages and headlines, you need to look at the numbers. If you are split testing different things on a squeeze page, the general rule of thumb is that you should look for page views of about 1000 to get accurate conversion numbers. And if you’re split testing two different headlines you should also look at the same 1000 page views. You can even evaluate it this way – 1000 page views or 25 opt-ins. Those are good numbers to use in order to see accurate results.
You can even do it by the day. Say, two weeks or a week to see what the numbers tell you. I prefer to do it this way. Once you get your results make sure you make your changes right away. A lot of people fail to do this right away and are throwing money down the toilet. Once you see the page that has a better result, use that in your marketing efforts and implement those changes right away.
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Matt Bacak
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Best Affiliate Software Program
If you are on the hunt for a good affiliate software program to help you market, manage and expand your business, KickStartCart is a program that you should definitely consider. On my initial search I found a lot of affiliate programs but they never delivered completely. They were always missing something. But with the recommendations of people who were using KickStartCart and enjoying the extensive features, there was no other option. This affiliate software program appeared to be THE program. And now that I’m using it and have been for several years I can confidently say hands-down that this is the best affiliate software program out there.
If you take a look at www.kickstartcart.com you will be able to see all of the amazing features it offers. Believe me, I would never have been able to grow my business to where it is today without this program. It’s an all-in-one management system that takes care of everything. It even offers a merchant account! Now you can’t get any better than that! It has a real time credit card gateway and merchant account. It’s so simple. But best of all, it usually only takes about two to three seconds for the money to start heading toward your checking account once a customer places an order. The best part about it is you could have no business set up one minute and then a couple of minutes later you can be in business! I’m not kidding you, KickStartCart really helped me get up and running fairly quickly.
This is the exact verbage from their website just so you understand how powerful this software is at managing your business…
“Basically, With KickStartCart.com, there is no software to buy or install. All you need to do is add a few “ADD TO CART” buttons from your web site to our secure server, and voila! You’re in business!
You don’t have to make any changes in where your website is hosted. When customers buy, they simply click on “ADD TO CART/BUY ME” buttons or links. They then go to a secure order form hosted on our secure servers where they put in their credit card.
Why is this important?Because installing an ecommerce system on your server is a supreme hassle. I know because I had to do it that way before KickStartCart was invented. It was a total nightmare. I had to have everything installed piece by piece by technical people who only wanted to blame other technical people when something didn’t work. The system didn’t have 1/100 the marketing power of KickStartCart, but caused 100 times the trouble to get all the separate pieces working. PLUS you get the secure server that is so important for your customer’s safety included in the deal. It costs hundreds of dollars to get this yourself.”
It even has a built-in upsell model that can help expand your business even further in a fairly short period of time.
If you are looking for an affiliate management software KickStartCart is definitely a program that will meet all of your business needs. Your business will be fool-proof with this software. That’s how good it is. I would never recommend it if I didn’t think it was worth it.
Warmest regards,
Matt Bacak
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Survey Your Market!
If you know anything about selling a product, one of the first rules you learn is “sell what you know people are buying”. That’s a true statement that is followed by the top companies worldwide. This belief is not only followed by those famous retail companies we all know and love, but online sellers should also be very loyal to this belief.
If you want to produce or promote a product online you have to make sure it’s what your market wants. Many individuals new to online marketing fail to do this and realize after many hours and hundreds or thousands of dollars later that it was all in vain. So, if you want to sell online or offline, survey your market!
The best way to survey your market is to create a form. If you have a website the best way to do this is by using AskDatabase.com. This form building software allows you to place a form on your website which allows you to ask your visitors exactly what it is they are looking for and want.
If you go to http://www.askdatabase.com/, take a look at what this powerful software developed by co-founder Alex Mandossian does… Ask Database:
· Helps you create new products and services from scratch
· Helps you to effortlessly grab more testimonials from clients
· Helps you uncover new market niches using Google Adwords™
· Helps you quickly determine winning teleseminar content
· Plus so much more
However, if you are considering offering survey questionnaires to your list, you’ve got to make a choice. Do you want to deal with the management of the answers to those questions? If so, I would highly recommend using a database. Ask Database is one of the simplest questionnaire software programs on the market. Plus, it’s fairly easy to use. I actually this software to manage my business.
To get the best use of the software and to get the best results, it’s always best to ask your visitors what their most pressing problem is. And if there’s anything specific you need, just make sure you ask your audience. As long as you find out what your visitors need and want you are sure to produce a good product and one that will sell and make you a decent profit!
Warmest regards,
Matt Bacak
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Get Easy Online Support for Your Website
If you are building a website and have reached a stumbling block, then look no further than http://www.fatjacksupport.com/.
This site is extremely helpful at assisting wanna’ be web designers with the technical aspects of building their website. For example if you are looking for information on how to edit and ftp your website, Fatjack can help. They have video tutorials along with screen shots that will walk you through – every step of the way.
But best of all, this site offers more than support! They are a one-stop-shop for everything you need to help you build your website! They offer hosting packages that are fairly inexpensive especially if you are new to online marketing. They have three hosting packages – Shared Hosting, Standard Hosting and Private Hosting. They make having a website very affordable to the average person just starting out as well as making it easy for an experienced online marketer.
You can also buy domain names for as little as $9.97 per year! They even have dedicated servers.
But their ongoing support is unmatched! If you go to their website and click on “support” and then “tutorials” you will find a good number of tutorials to assist you with any website setup issues.
Here are some of the things they can assist you with:
Email Tutorials
Setting up a POP3 account in cPanel
Setting up a email in cPanel
Tracing a email with cPanel
Using your vacation autoresponder with cPanel
How to use cPanel webmail
Setting up your cPanel catchall email
How to add a email forwader in cPanel
Domain Tutorials
How to add a addon domain in cPanel
How to add a subdomain in cPanel
How to add a parked domain in cPanel
How to setup a redirect in cPanel
… plus so much more! So, the next time you need help setting up your cPanel and FTP area for your website, take a look at FatJackSupport.com. You can get in contact via phone at 770-497-4188 ext. 103, or you can go and make out a support ticket on their website or send an email to support@FatJackSupport.com. Tell them what you’re having trouble with and they’d be happy to help you.
Warmest regards,
Matt Bacak
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The Link is Now Live….
The registration page for the “Wholesale Traffic System” just went live a couple minutes ago, so now is the time to make your move…
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Here are just three reasons why you need to go to the page right now and signup:
1) The traffic strategies they’re teaching flat out work!
2) As Mr. X says, “Once you understand traffic, you never have to worry about money again.” (It’s true!)
3) There’s are incredible bonuses for the first 50 and 150 people who register. (Trust me, you’ll want these…)
You simply can’t be an online marketer if you don’t know howto generate your own traffic, and these guys are some of thebest.
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Best regards,
Matt Bacak
P.S. My buddy Ryan gets a little blunt in the letter at times,but try not to be offended. Instead, do your best to see thetruth in what he’s saying, and the DO SOMETHING about it!
A Late Product Launch – What to Do
So, you’ve come out with a new product and everything is coming along nicely. You’ve done your research and things are moving full spped ahead but then you reach a stumbling block. Your launch date has been pushed back but you’ve already told your list of your original launch date. Now what?
I’ll let you know what you should do if your launch date is delayed. But first I do want you to get in the habit of sending stuff out on an ongoing basis. But in relation to this situation, if you’re sending out an email, tell them why there’s a delay. Basically, if there’s a delay and there’s a reason for the delay let your subscribers know. Say something like, “Hey, look, I promised you I’d give you this but here’s the problem…” Or something like… “The reason I’m not getting it out to you is because…” Make sure you use the word “because” and then just let them know why. After that you could tell them it’ll come out very soon and that you’ll be sure to let them know about it.
However, in the meantime, send out some good information by telling them that while they wait you’ve got an email coming to them tomorrow. And tell them to go and check it out.” Use that as a teaser. Let them know what’s going on. Tell them you’re sorry, it’s coming, and then start making the offer. Keeping your audience in the loop builds trust and proves to them that you are reliable and they’ll feel comfortable buying from you and listening to what it is you have to say.
You could also bribe them by saying something like, “since I was late in meeting the launch date, here’s a free gift for you.” Let them know that you care and show some sincerity. People like compassion and honesty – especially in business.
In any event if you are late on your launch, communicate with your audience and keep them informed so that they don’t feel ignored or taken advantage of. When you build anticipation and under-deliver it can hurt your business. Always over-deliver and you’re visitors will bring you the bacon every time.
Remember, always mail to your list. As I always say, an email a day keeps bankruptcy away.
Warmest regards,
Matt Bacak
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Free Report: "Thought Stringing"
This is the kind of thing that works so well it’s almost freaky…
My good friend (let’s call him Mr. X) has figured out a way to “buy the thoughts” of his customers and then use this informationto locate hidden sources of traffic.
Check it out:
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This report is only 12 pages, but it covers a strategy called “Thought Stringing” that he uses to find ultra-cheap sources of traffic that literally no one else is capitalizing on.
In a kind of a bizarre way, it’s almost as if he’s “buying the thoughts” of his customers and then giving them exactly what they want
…when they least expect it.
I know it sounds crazy, but when you read the report you’ll see how it works.
You can download it now at:
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…no opt-in or anything else required.
Just free content for the taking.
Enjoy!
Matt Bacak
P.S. It may surprise you to know that Mr. X uses the Content Network in Google to pull off this technique.
I realize that most people think the content network isgarbage traffic, but as you’re about to see it’s actuallymore profitable and converts BETTER than the traffic thatcomes directly from the Google search pages.
Check it out:
Free Report: Self Liquidating Offers
A buddy of mine (let’s call him Mr. X) wrote a report called “Self Liquidating Offers” and he’s allowing me to share it with my subscribers.
Check it out:
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This “SLO” strategy is the exact same method he employed to build a list of 40,583 BUYERS in only 9 months. (And did I mention he got paid $1.2 MM to build this list?)
This is an incredible example of a non-guru making big bucks selling niche stuff to niche markets. And the numbers this guy was pullingin will blow your mind:
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Best regards,
Matt Bacak
P.S. There’s also a free video on the site that provides a lot of insight regarding the “Google Slap” of 2006. It’s a must-watch foranyone who does anything with PPC. Enjoy:
What You Need to Do to Systematize Your Business
When running an online business the only way to success is to have an organized system of steps that you follow in order to make your business run smoothly. There are many people who have successful online websites. But the reason they are successful is because their business is systematized. Granted there are those who fluked at their success but somewhere along the line they had a system in place and may not have even realized it.
If you already have a website but it’s not creating the returns you had hoped for then make sure you have these steps in place for a smoother more profitable website.
1.Make sure you have an autoresponder in place to capture email addresses. This is critical! You need to build a list so that you can sell to them again and again. But having an autoresponder opt-in page is not enough. Go and log into your autoresponder. But make sure the autoresponder is working properly. Sign up yourself and test it to make sure your messages are going out.
2.Submit your website to free directories.
3.Monitor your Google Adwords. Test and track to see what’s going on with your campaigns and analyze your results. Spend a good coffee day doing this.
4.Write Articles and ensure you have your niche keywords or the main keywords for your website sprinked throughout the content of your article
5.Submit your article to article directory sites like www.ArticleCity.com, www.EzineArticles.com or www.GoArticles.com.
6.Summarize your articles. Take those summaries of those articles and turn those summaries into emails. Start adding these informative summaries to you autoresponder sequence so that you have emails going out. I wouldn’t just turn the summaries into short emails. Make sure those emails have a link that leads to a new website page with the full article. This will make it an informative website – basically off of your site. So, whatever your squeeze page is, dot com, forward slash, your site and then squeeze page article(s).
7.One thing I do is I would go look into my ListOpt. I would check to see – if the amount of people it says they sent me and the amount of people that I have in my autoresponder look pretty much the same.
8.Go in to your autoresponder list and see if there’s any unsubscribers and delete them immediately.
9.Start writing your sales letter emails for your product. If you don’t have your own product find affiliate products you can sell. See if your affiliates have articles and emails already pre-written that you can use to target your own list.
10.If you don’t have your own product you need to create one as soon as possible. You can do this by creating a teleseminar. It doesn’t matter if your list is very small (say 50 people) or very large (15,000 people). It’s best if you make every mistake when you don’t have that many people on your call. In any event, you can record it and sell your teleseminar as a product. You want to turn it into a product asap. You could even turn your teleseminar into a download that you can send out to your list to start building a rapport with them.
11.Look for those you want to do joint ventures with regardless of whether you have an established relationship with them or not. Place them on your potential JV list.
12.Make it happen! A great way for creating products and/or services – or to make money, is to create a day to launch. This ensures you commit and make it happen.
Follow these steps and you’re sure to see great results!
Warmest regards,
Matt Bacak
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