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Article Submit Auto Recommendation
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s been a while since I recommended a product and I’d like to share with you an outstanding program that I have been using for a few months now in order to improve my article marketing results.
The name of the program is Article Submit Auto by Dominic Tay and it is quite simply THE best article submission system that I have found.
So what’s so great about it?
Quite honestly it just makes the whole submission process straightforward and easy. I used to HATE submitting articles to article directories. It’s just so mind-numbingly boring. And then you have to decide which article directories to submit to.
Well ASA only submits to the highest PR and most worthwhile directories on the net including EzineArticles, Go Articles, ArticlesBase and 24 others.
And I’m all about simplifying each stage of this so yes, you have to get accounts with each of those article directories. Oh, and you can put in 7 different profiles for different niches so that would be 7 times 27 sites. No way Jose, not for me.
So I just nip along to fiverr.com and find someone willing to open all the accounts for me and five dollars and a day or so later I have a whole new profile set up. And if you use the same email and password for each of the accounts then you put it into ASA once and it autofills all the other cells, you click “check all” and ASA checks that it can log into each account!
And get this! You can also add your Onlywire details (social bookmarking account) and when you submit an article it is automatically submitted to the social bookmarking sites!! Awesome.
So you’ve set up your profiles and your article accounts – easy. Now comes the submission process.
And I haven’t even mentioned that it all runs in a normal wordpress dashboard so we should all know how to navigate round that by now 
Can you tell how much I love this program yet??
So we want to submit our article. But we know that we don’t want to submit the same article at the same time to all the directories. But with ASA you can either, submit a FULLY-SPIN READY article and it will submit a different one to each directory OR you can set it to submit to Ezine Articles first and delay submission to the others for as many days as you want.
Then it sends you a submission report direct to your email telling you if there were any problems with the submission process. If there was, you can just fix the problem and submit only to that directory.
The beauty is that if you are working in a few niches at the same time you can swap between profiles and each profile has its own settings including resource box, categories etc.
So if you are an article marketer, then you NEED this tool in your arsenal as I haven’t found anything that does it quite as well.
You should check it out here – Article Submit Auto
Where Are You Now?
Posted by: | CommentsWell, time continues to blow raspberries at me as it whizzes past my face and I notice that I haven’t updated my blog in almost 2 months.
How many times have I said that I need to change that?
Well, I’ll stop making promises but it is certainly my intention to post more often to my blog. In fact, I do a bi-weekly newsletter with some solid information that I really should have been putting up here as well.
All just goes to show that I am still learning as I go.
Well, it has been nearly 7 months since I quit my job to become a full-time self employed Internet guy. And if you remember that I quit when I wasn’t earning enough from IM to cover my wages but I felt at the time that it was the right move.
So how have things gone?
I can honestly say, that I have never regretted the decision but unless you have the available finances to cover yourself for several months then perhaps it wouldn’t be the right move for many folks.
And what has really surprised me is the amount of opportunities that come your way when you make the decision to commit to something.
In the last few months I have met some extraordinary folks and have been offered some incredible opportunities that I am continuing to work on.
I have expanded into the local business side of things and have seen some great things start to happen and this is an area that I want to expand on in the future as it is something that any of you can pick up and make a great, full-time living from.
I hope that I will be able to give you a lot more information as well as a workable system that will take you from A to Z as well as give you all the resources you need to make money from day one.
I am currently working on a product that will do this and I am even looking into a way that I can provide leads to you from the very start which would mean that you would have a fully functional business with income from the moment you purchase.
Exciting stuff!
And hopefully I can use my experience of quitting my job with very little money coming in and turning it into a success.
They say that 95% of people fail in IM. Well I took the choice that I would be in the 5% because failure was not an option and I am loving every minute of it.
I am a happier person, doing something I enjoy and I’m my own boss. My confidence is building and I can see only good things for the future whereas before I couldn’t see any real future!
And best of all, I have just spent the last 7 months with my wee lad, seeing him every morning, afternoon and evening and having an absolute blast.
My Danny Boy!
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I lived in fear of doing this for many years, panicking about money, about reputation, about, well, everything.
Then I reached a point where I couldn’t go on and I had to do it. And it truly has been the best decision I ever made so if this helps just one person who is struggling, to give them hope that things aren’t as bad as they seem.
Then that makes me happier still.
Enjoy these moments. They are all too fleeting!
Till next time.
Andy
My Survey Results
Posted by: | CommentsRecently I conducted a survey for my subscribers and I wanted to run through the results as it may provide some inspiration for your own marketing and give you an idea of what people are looking for.
Although it would always be a good idea to survey your own subscribers regularly in order to ensure that you are providing them with the information that they want from you.
So here goes:
It was interesting to see that the responses are spread very evenly. Apart from the mobile marketing, which is perhaps still too new, the old favourites seem to hold sway. I was very happy to see local business marketing getting a good amount of votes as this is an area that I am concentrating more and more of my time on and will be happy to discuss this more.
For a few months now I have been trying to get the frequency of my emails right. I have been doing a bi-weekly newsletter for a while now and by the looks of it, that is a popular option. Although the weekly newsletter gets the most votes which is something I will need to consider. This would also give me more time between newsletters to provide better content as well as more information.
I have to say that I found this result quite interesting as I expected video to get a better response.
On a personal note I am still a bigger fan of written material apart for “how-to” guides which are easier to watch. So I was glad to see that many others agre with me so this is something that I will need to focus on a bit more and if I am able to do a written review along with a video review then I am satisfying a large portion of my audience.
Well, I was glad to see this result!
The big difference between what I do now and when I followed blindly in the beginning is that now I will ONLY recommend products that I have complete faith in. I need to be using them in my business or feel that it would benefit a lot of people in order to recommend it.
This way I can be happy that if I earn money then no-one is feeling let down by me and this is an important aspect to me as a marketer and as a person. I want to earn money, as we all do, but I will ensure that I do it based on my own values and principles.
Of course, some people do not want to be sold to, full stop. And that’s OK as well.
This was another result that kind of surprised me, but not really.
We are so used to buying products and thinking about how much good it will do us, getting excited by the possibilities and then….nothing. We either can’t install it, get it working right or it just won’t do what we though it was supposed to. And then who do you ask??
So if I am recommending a product and I am using it in my own business then it is only right that I try to help the people who buy it to get the most out of it. I believe that is a fair swap and this is something I hope that I can implement into my business going forward.
And that was all the questions I asked.
It has given me a LOT to think about and to try to find solutions to. I really want to help as many people as I can become full-time as I have and that means giving them what they ask for.
Here’s hoping!
Ian Traynors Retirement Package – A Must See!
Posted by: | CommentsPhew! Two quickfire blog posts inside a few days eh? Must be important.
Well, actually I reckon it is.
In this sometimes cynical, sometimes false, Internet Marketing world that we are all living in with its immoral subject lines, attempts to deceive and downright shady actions by some it is always a real pleasure when you meet and develop a relationship with one of the good guys in the realm.
Fortunately I have met a few BUT there really has been one gentleman who stood out, head and shoulders above the rest.
When I purchased a product via a bonus link provided by Mr IanTraynor, part of the bonus was his help with parts of the product.
And for several weeks we had a bit of banter too and fro.
Ian made every attempt to help me as often and the best that he could.
How many times have you sent an email to a big “InternetMarketer”? (And Ian may not be the biggest name but he was a big hitter as you will see) and received a reply that really doesn’t cover an ounce of the points that you raised in your email.
Most of the time it is unlikely that anyone has even read your email let alone took the time to go through the points and address them individually.
Well, Ian did and would and for that I was grateful.
So why am I telling you this?
Simple. Mr Ian Traynor has decided to “retire” from the Internet Marketing scene as he has reached, what is regarded, as the traditional retirement age.
And he has collected ALL of his amazing products together and packaged them up, THEN he has went to some of his big IMbuddies and asked them for some gifts to give as bonuses.
Now,check out some of these names – Simon Hodgkinson, Jeremy Gislason, Randy Smith, Dave Nicholson, JP Schoeffel, Edmund Loh, Jason James, Andy Michaels and Mark Hendricks.
Woooaaahhh There Nelly! Did I really put MY name in amongst those distinguished, well known, successful marketers???
Well Yessiree Bob. Ian was kind enough to ask me to contribute and I gratefully accepted.
http://andymichaelsonline.com/highlyrecommends/IanTraynorsRetirementPackage
Please take a look at what Ian is giving away. This is an EXTREMELY generous offer and has some tools and products that will help your business grow.
This could be Ian’s “gold watch”, he will not pop up again in a fewmonths with another “retirement package”.
This is it! So go to http://andymichaelsonline.com/highlyrecommends/IanTraynorsRetirementPackage and GRAB
IT!
Many thanks
Andy
P.S This is ONLY available until the 21st July and Ian is a man of his word. It will be gone.
Belated Welcome To Dave Nicholson Students
Posted by: | CommentsAs I feel that it is important to continue to move forward in this business of IM I wanted to continue to have a coach or a mentor, someone to whom I can look upon and to emulate and learn from.
And also to help me take my business to the next level.
But additionally I did not want to take myself down a different path that was already taught to me by my previous coach – Alex Jeffreys.
Here’s a random picture of me and Alex in Bristol
My Coach, Alex Jeffreys
My Attempts At Getting Organised!
Posted by: | CommentsThis week I had to pay to keep the domain name
http://www.andy-michaels for one more year.
This means that I have now had my blog up and running
for one whole year. Personally I find it incredible that
I have managed to keep that going.
Admittedly there always seems to be large gaps between
posts and I have said many times that I intend to post
more often but have always failed to do so.
But, wow. What a year I have had.
I Quit…..
Posted by: | CommentsThat’s right. I did.
That is what I told my boss recently as I have just had enough of working for, well, let’s face it, idiots!
The only idiot I am responsible to now is myself. (Wouldn’t get away with calling the wife an idiot!)
And because I still hadn’t put a video on my blog I decided to make a quick vid and stick it on here before I changed my mind.
I haven’t edited it or added anything, I just rolled the camera, blurted some stuff out and put it up here. Just to get me over that mental block I had about posting video of myself.
So here it is. Go easy on me!
Speak Soon!
The Bristol Experience Continued….
Posted by: | CommentsSo after a great opening salvo of chatting and getting to know some major IM players on the Thursday night after a few hours sleep it was time to do a bit of learning at the opening of the LFMpire Seminar.
Robert Puddy and Donna Fox opened the proceedings. Donna is a very good speaker and focused on our reasons for wanting to succeed in Internet Marketing. I actually found this bit rather interesting as it reminds you that we all effectively have the same reasons and goals – Financial freedom, looking after family, more time with the kids etc.
To be honest, everything comes from having enough money to be comfortable. If you have money then you have time and then you can do with that time anything that makes you happy.
I’m not a money motivated guy but I am motivated by having the freedom to do whatever I want, whenever I want and for my family to do the same!
The subject of Donna’s presentation is something I think I may go into deeper in another post or perhaps a report but she discussed the 4 P’s of marketing, the 6 C’s of traffic and the 7 requirements of a successful e-commerce business.
So what are they Andy I hear you cry…..Well, as I said. I think I’ll leave that for another post or even a quick course. We’ll see.
I’d rather tell you about the great folks I met.
At the end of that day we had the VIP Dinner. At this we had the opportunity to chat to each of the speakers in turn. Again I’ll come to them in turn.
Then once the dinner was over it was back to the bar and I got to have the craic with some great guys.
I got a chance to meet up with some more guys that I had only either read their stuff, bought their products or on the odd occasion spoke to on Skype.
I mentioned Tony Newton of Blogflipz notoriety. Tony’s a great bloke with a bright future:
Tony Newton looking bored!
Especially as he is now working with one of my favourite marketers, and someone whom I effectively travelled down to meet and that’s Tony Shepherd.
The Very Tall Mr Tony Shepherd
It was great to meet the two Tony’s and I ended up spending a fair amount of time with them both as they have the same principles and morals as I hope to run my business with, not to mention that Mr Shepherd is living the life that I hope to emulate.
And as the law of attraction states, if you associate with the successful then you have more chance of being successful yourself. And I have every intention of doing so.
And if I can, then believe me, anyone can so I hope you stick with me and we can grow together!
Bristol Visit Changes Life! How Many Folks Will Ever Say That?
Posted by: | CommentsWow! Where do I start?
This has been a truly excellent week for me and I wanted to share my experiences with my regular readers.
Several weeks ago I was chatting to Tony Shepherd on Skype, who mentioned to me that the LFM Workshop in Bristol was taking place in May. I decided right then that I would be doing my best to attend this event, especially when Tony told me of the marketers who would be attending.
And due to the continuing uncertainty caused by the volcanic ash cloud I decided that my best course of action would be to drive to Bristol. Now I knew that it was an 8 hour drive but even if it had been 20 hours it wouldn’t have stopped me.
And boy, am I glad that I went!
By the Thursday evening I knew that the whole journey and initial expense had been worth it.
I got a chance to meet up with my online buddies James Howard and Sean Beardmore, great to meet you guys!
I had an excellent chat with Cindy Battye of Affiliate Silver Bullet and Clickbank Pirate fame. (sorry about the quality of some of the photos)
Cindy Battye of CBPirate and Affiliate Silver Bullet
I also briefly chatted to JP Schoeffel (SiteProfitBot amongst many others) and the promoters Robert Puddy and Donna Fox .
But perhaps, most importantly for me, I met and chatted to Phil Henderson of StupidlySimpleSEO.com. The information that he had for me could be the difference between hundreds a month and thousands a month. I will pass this info on to you all in due course once I have tested it out a bit more.
And other than Phil, the one guy who certainly knows how to make an impression is the unbelievably entertaining Jonny Andrews. He spent a bit of time telling me about his adventures in Aberdeen as a student. By the end of it the whole bar had gone quiet as Jonny was so loud. I was in stitches with it, and the story was just as funny on Saturday night as well.
Jonny Andrews -10/10 For Entertainment!
And that was just Thursday night!!
I want to share with you some of the info that I learnt from the speakers including Omar Martin, Sterling Valentine, Simon Leung, Martin Avis, Jani G amongst others as well as tell you about the good friends that I have met and made including Tony Newton of Blogflipz fame and David Chamberlain (Remember that name) as well as some of the main players like John Thornhill, Dave Nicholson, Alex Jeffreys, Matt Garrett, Soren Jordensen….the list goes on.
And let me tell you. These guys can drink!!
I will share more over the next couple of days as well as a personal revelation (or revolution) for me. There is just so much to tell from an incredible 4 days.
Stay Tuned!
Launches Are Like Buses. Wait Ages For a Good One Then Two Come At Once!
Posted by: | CommentsYou wouldn’t think that it would be the most difficult thing in the world to do.
Just make a blog post every few days, documenting whats been going on in your business. Well I have failed again! LOL.
Its amazing how time flies by in this business.
Now it just so happened that as soon as I had made the pledge to cut down on my emails that I had 2 consecutive launches that I wanted to be involved with.
The first was Alex Jeffreys Coaching Program 3.0.
As you can imagine I felt very well placed to promote this product as it is due to joining Alex’s 2.0 program that I am here today. I’m certainly not going to go into what Alex can do for you and whats in his course again but all I will say is that if anyone was considering it but it turned out to be too expensive then he is now offering a payment plan.
It is about to close so if you’re interested then you’d best go now!
The other launch was from another AJ student.
I remember Matt Wolfe when the AJ program started. He was a very knowledgable guy, very helpful to all of us on the forum but he actually wasn’t making much money online. He was just like the rest of us in that sense.
But he really has had amazing success in those 7 or 8 months. He now earns 5 figures a month and shows no sign of slowing up.
But more importantly, over the whole process he documented each step he took and decision he made.
So if you have ever wanted an opportunity to see the Alex Jeffreys method in action accompanied by a workable step by step plan of how Matt made his money (and how you could too. You just need to COPY him. ) then here it is.
Matt’s product is called Autopilot Cash Formula and launches on Thursday 15th April and I have a bonus package for it available here => Autopilot Cash Formula Bonus Package
But that’s it for launches from me for a few weeks. There has just been too many recently.
It’s important that if you do buy one of these products that you learn from it AND TAKE ACTION!
That’s the only way that success will follow.
Best Regards
Andy
