Transparent Security!?
Hi Everyone! And it’s great to be back.
Security of digital products has been on my mind these days. I had a nasty experience with one of my websites the other week and it just underlined how impossible it all was to really lock down a digital product.
Coincidently I got this from a friend and fellow internet marketer today.
“Saving Money on eBook Security
Hi, this is Phil.
If you sell, or hope to sell information products such as eBooks, reports or even courses, then very soon the dreaded word – Piracy – will raise its ugly head.
In this two-part blog I would like to share with you what I do to help prevent my books being downloaded for free, and save you a whole heap of money by avoiding solutions that look good, but don’t work. Please keep in mind that this is just my personal view. Other publishers may well differ, but I hope it gives you some insights that will help you make the right decisions and save money at the same time.
Before I start I need to make a bold statement.
It is not possible to make any book – electronic or paper – free from illegal distribution on the InterTwitter.
It’s like protecting your home against burglars…”
If you want to read the rest of this great post go to:-
http://www.homepublish.com/newsletter/004/index.html
It’s great read… and a complete eye opener!
Hope you enjoy it.
Ian
A Very Happy Christmas to All…
Well here we are at Christmas again!
I wish all my readers a Very Merry Christmas and a very happy, productive and profitable 2012 when it comes.
I really can’t believe just how quickly the years seem to pass now. No sooner is it New Year than we are looking at Christmas again.
But 2011 has been a year of big change in the internet marketing arena.
One big change was that we saw the Kindle become a big player in the publishing world and almost on it’s own reinvent and reinvigorate the world of ebooks for the masses. It also gave new life to many of the paper books ebooks that were already out there, but had had their day in the lime light.
Add to this the rise of tablet computers and the iPhone and all the android devices – well the market for ebooks is bigger than ever!
All these together make 2012 the perfect year to start looking at ebooks again as a method of marketing your online business.
I love ebooks because they are super fast to produce, practically free to publish, easy to deliver and have huge profit margins.
This means that, after all those new ways to view ebooks, there are now several new channels right onto the screens of those who never even knew what an ebook was a couple of years ago!
Talking about new things. In the new year you will see several new areas appear on the site here at Greenwood central. I will be posting some exciting new video training, and you’ll be able to download a new series of podcasts on all manner of internet marketing strategies, techniques and tactics. So look out for that, as well as several other new and exciting additions!
And of course you’ll have the usual mix of great, useful, and profitable content through the blog here, and through the Greenwood Letter. And some great news as well – there will be a totally new look for the Greenwood Letter next year, along with some very exciting new original content and some great offers and free give away gifts.
So if you don’t currently receive the Greenwood Letter then sign up for your free lifetime subscription in the box at the top right hand corner of this page.
So once again – Lots of happiness, peace, joy and prosperity for you and yours this Christmas – and I will be back in 2012.
Ian
Are You Using Ezine Directories in Your Internet Marketing
When you’re trying to figure out how to get traffic to your web content, there are a lot of options to out there.
One of the most important steps is that you pick the ones that go well with the product/service you’re offering .
One that I love is using Ezines to promote products and services. I think it’s a fantastic way to hit the right audience because there’s an ezine for practically every niche possible. There are even ezines about ezines! If you want to save a lot of time doing your own research for the possible ezines to fit your niche, you can use ezine directories.
In case you’re unfamiliar with ezines, it’s basically a newsletter that’s sent out as an email to a subscriber list who are interest in receiving it. If you find one that matches what your business offers, you are guaranteed a qualified audience to advertise to.
The best way to reach this audience is by placing what is called an Ezine Solo Ad. This basically means that the producer of the ezine will send out your ad to his/her audience for a price. A solo ad is usually a text based ad so you don’t need to get very creative with the graphics!
To find the right ezines, you can go through ezine directories and do a search for the business area that represents your business. Here are a few of the directories that you can take a look at:
New-List (http://new-list.com) offers a wide variety of general categories and thousands of thousands of specific newsletters to choose from within these categories.
Best Ezines (http://bestezines.com) displays thousands of ezines along with reviews and complete information about each ezine including the target audience, frequency of the newsletter, tags and how many times the ezine has been viewed. You can even find The Greenwood Letter here:-)
Ezine Directory (http://www.ezine-dir.com) offers an impressive list of ezines within a fair number of topics but doesn’t provide you with the details on each. In any case, it is always better to contact the publisher of an ezine directly to verify statistics, price, etc. of the ezine.
The Directory of Ezines is actually a paid service but well-worth the investment necessary. Not only does this site offer you an extremely detailed profile of all the different ezines, the owner, Charlie Page, actually also offers you one on one consulting on how to use his service as well as other ezines.
I’ve been a member of the DOE for years and can really recommend it. Click the banner below to go right through and see if it’s for you.
Hopefully these Ezine directories will hold some of the information you’re looking for!
Ian
Which Tools Do You Use For Internet Marketing Success?
Hi Everyone
Last weekend I was speaking at the Internet Marketing Review Gold Event. This is a 3 day event that stands right up there as one of the top Internet marketing events in the UK. Really, I was quite proud to be asked to participate!
In my slot I was talking about the product creation process, and all the resources you can use out there to make the process quicker and easier.
You know, that’s really the secret to internet marketing success! Having the right resources. The right tools as it were!
It’s important because the right resources are the difference between:-
- Difficult or Easy
- Quick or Slow
- High or Low productivity
- Focussed or Frustrated
Even the difference between…
SUCCESS or Failure!
For example, when I was looking on line for a solution to build my first membership site I found a list of 34 possible solutions to building your own membership site. That’s a lot of decision making for anyone to do! So, how do you know what resources to go for?
How do you know:-
- Who do you follow?
- What services to invest in?
- Where are the best services?
- Which blogs are worth reading?
- Who creates the best products?
- Which products to avoid?
- Where to get the best WP plugins?
- Which software to use for best results?
There are 1,000 questions just like this that you need the answers to if you are going to make it in internet marketing. So what can you do about this?
Most people just muddle through! You know – taking advice – asking friends – reading testimonials, asking on forums, etc. Eventually you just sort of flip a coin or randomly go for something. OR you end up not doing anything, because you just have too many choices. You end up with paralysis of analysis!
Let’s face it, no one can know everything, and the problem is not lack of information. In fact the opposite is true. We have more information now that ever. The real question is – how do you find your way through it all?
Tomorrow I will tell you about the solution I have come up with and I think you’ll want to know about this!
Call back in 24 hrs to find out how I developed a solution to this problem!
Ian
Where Will I Be Next Weekend?… and how you could be there as well.
Hi All
Next weekend I will be speaking at the UK Internet Marketing Review Gold Event in the UK. This is one of the BIG Internet marketing events on the UK calendar!
This is the first time I’ll have been on stage at this particular event, and I’m so excited to be included in the line up this year. Especially, as this is the last one ever! This year the organisers are going all out to make it one to remember so that makes it doubly special to be asked to contribute.
The great thing about the IMR Gold Event is that it’s not just another IM pitch fest. The speakers are all active Internet marketers and all have there own businesses on line. Hardly any of them are in the “make money on line” market which makes a refreshing change at these events.
I will be talking through the product creation process, and presenting some of the resources I use in my own business, to help create my products like the CWTS video course.
Because of this, my mind has been on my presentation. I’ve been thinking hard about resources, and the part they play in your success on line. The conclusion I came to was that we really need this information! That’s right! You NEED it!
You need to keep up to date with what is happening. You need to know what is effective right now, and what’s now outdated nonsense. You need to know who to follow, and what resources to buy! Right?
The big question is how do you keep up with all the changes, new products and new services? Do you put in hours of time every week, like I do, and just hope you spot the good stuff? Or, do you just blindly trust 1 or 2 gurus to follow. And then slavishly buy all their new products, courses, and coaching programs, like a pointless, unthinking zombie!
Let me ask you a serious question. How much more could you get done in the week if you could let someone else do all this sifting for you? If you could just lay back and have a single source tell you the good from the bad. What if you could get this information every week? It would be such a relief wouldn’t it.
Well, at the last ever UK Gold Event next weekend I will be revealing what I consider to be the most significant breakthrough in resource management for the IM world in a long time.
Unfortunately, I can’t reveal anymore right now! But if you wait till I come back from the Gold Event I will tell you about it right here! So, check back in a weeks time and see what the BIG news is!
Ian
P.S. If you want to see the promo video for the gold event go now to http://www.ukgoldevent.com/ and have a look at what you could be missing! If you attend please come over and say hello! I would love to meet some of my blog readers in person!
