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Former Homeless Man Turned Wildly Successful Internet Marketer Completes Internet Campaign to Feed 1 Million Children in 4 Days!
Internet Guru Stephen Pierce Presents Cheque For US$100,000 to Feed The Children at The World Internet Mega Summit in Singapore, Accepted by MediaCorp Artiste Kym Ng on Behalf of the Charity
May 29 – Singapore – Despite being one of the most successful and well-known Internet marketers in the world today, Stephen Pierce still remembers what it’s like to go hungry.
That’s one of the reasons why Pierce – who was once in a gang in Washington, who was once shot in the leg, who has declared bankruptcy, and who finally went homeless before turning his life around – has just completed an ambitious 4-day fundraising campaign to feed 1 million hungry children around the world.
The campaign occurred live in front of more than 2,000 people, in less than 72 hours, from May 26-29 at the World Internet Mega Summit that took place this week at the Singapore Expo. Stephen Pierce today presented a cheque for US$100,000 to MediaCorp artiste Kym Ng who accepted the donation on behalf of Feed The Children.
“To accomplish this goal of feeding a million children, I’ve written a free report called ‘The Power of the Third Influence’ where I share the secrets that turned my life around years ago,” Pierce said. “And every time someone visited our website and downloaded a free copy, I have donated a plate of food to a hungry child.”
“Every day millions of children are going to bed hungry,” Pierce continued. “I want to provide 1 million children with plates of food – and I’m using all that I’ve learned about Internet Marketing to spread the word with this free ‘viral marketing’ success report."
Here’s how Pierce’s Feed the Children Charity campaign worked:
Whenever someone downloaded a copy of his free success report at www.ForAGreaterCause.org, Pierce donated a plate of food to the Feed the Children charity on his or her behalf.
So not only did those who donated to the campaign feed hungry children, they will also fed their own minds with success secrets from one of today’s leading Internet entrepreneurs.
Pierce’s free report includes such never before revealed information as:
• How Pierce went from having 2 cents to his name to earning millions of dollars online
• How to turn around your life with a simple shift of association
• How to double your productivity and get more of the right things done
“Here’s the bottom line,” Pierce said. “Children around the world are dying because they don't have any food to eat. They are suffering … BUT that doesn’t have to be the end of the story! We can help. We can make a difference. We each can feed a hungry child.”
Pierce never had one doubt in his mind that he really could feed 1 million children in just four days.
“Here in Singapore this week I wanted to demonstrate the sheer power of technology to facilitate and to mobilize masses of people for a worthy charitable cause like feeding hungry children in the developing world. We all know about the speed and interconnectivity of the Net for business purposes or for online retailing, but how much better is it to harness those attributes to do something really worthwhile in life? I think that we have proved the humane side of the Net over the course of just four days here in Singapore,” said Pierce.
On accepting the funds on behalf of Feed The Children Kym Ng said, “I think it’s wonderful what Stephen has accomplished and a great lesson for all Singaporeans too on how the Internet can be used for the benefit of mankind, as well as for business success. It is a pleasure for me to accept this generous donation on behalf of Feed The Children.”
Pierce is no stranger to spontaneous fund raising efforts like this. For Hurricane Katrina relief, Stephen Pierce raised over US$621,000 in a similar fashion to this week’s Internet promotional fundraiser in Singapore.
For more information, or to download a copy of Stephen Pierce’s free success report and have Stephen feed a child on your behalf, please visit www.ForAGreaterCause.org.
ABOUT STEPHEN PIERCE
Stephen Pierce’s life is a modern day fairy tale. He literally went from being kicked out of school, evicted from his apartment and cast out on the mean streets of Washington, D.C. where he was actually shot in the leg to heading up a family business empire that includes numerous highly-profitable online businesses and three different coaching clubs. Today, Mr. Pierce, who is the author of the popular book, "Secrets of Creating Wealth,” is well known as one of the powerhouses of the Internet and likes to spend his time teaching others how to achieve their own success.
If you've been looking for the truth to growing, expanding and multiplying your business, then this report is the most important report you will read all day.
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Why it's so hard for most online marketers to really formulate an effective strategy.
The key strategic moves that helped Brad build a $15 million business in 2 1/2 years.
The the most important leverage points in an online marketing business. ...And more!
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After you optin to grab your copy of the Results Accelerator, immediately check your email for the url to download both the 25 minute audio and pdf worksheets.
Here's what Jim Edwards had to say after being the first to listen to this today...
"As always, Stephen and his team have created a powerful, actionable, and impactful tool you can use... along with step-by-step tips on HOW to put these tools into action for yourself and your business! This one call could easily sell for $49... some would say you're crazy to give it away, but it's actually just another example of Stephen's business brilliance in developing strong relationships with his customers!" - Jim Edwards, Author, International Speaker, Syndicated Newspaper Columnist - www.TheNetReporter.com
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OKay, now for the surprise I told you was waiting for you.
Let me ask you, "What does it take to build a $15 million business in just 2 1/2 years?"
Well, you're about to find out.
On Monday I jumped on the phone with Brad Fallon and Andy Jenkins and we recorded an audio that is 1/hour 50/minutes and 17/seconds long.
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In this "no-charge" audio exclusive, you will learn;
*How Brad defines Strategy for internet marketing.
*Why it's so hard for most online marketers to really formulate an effective strategy.
*The key strategic moves that helped Brad build a $15 million business in 2 1/2 years.
*The Theory of Constraints -- and how it's helped Brads business grow so fast.
*The the most important leverage points in an online marketing business.
*Key mistakes Brad has made and lessons learned.
Download it and listen to it today and get an accelerated MBA in internet marketing.
Enjoy!
We've been away from the internet marketing scene for about 6 months now as our company has added a Government unit and a quest to build a billion dollar business in 3 years.
I know that sounds outrageous, but that's what it takes sometimes to leap to new levels in business.
Don't let your dreams be stiffled by income levels set by what your peers are accomplishing.
We have a solid plan and a solid team and we are going for it. What we are doing is offering strategic marketing services to the Federal Government.
Our business model is simple and I'll share it with you.
We look at what different Government Agencies say they are in need of. Based on that information, if we feel we can win, we mobilize the team and build a business model from the ground up that meets and exceeds what they are looking for, we then take it to the Government and offer it to them on lease for up to 5 years... so we still own it.
In every case, we have 100% buyin of the leasing model, however, we still have to deal with competitors who have their own ideas and want these contracts.
Anyway, it's all focused on marketing and we are making some amazing progress. Check out the leaked news we sent over to IM News Watch to see a couple of supporting documents and more details on where we stand in a $350 million USDA contracting process.
We also put together some quick thoughts on building a business strategically and Mike Mograbi of IM News Watch put it together in a handy pdf that you can read right now by clicking here.
Okay, now just to give you an idea, one of our competitors in the Government arena, offers marketing services to the Government and bills the Government $19 BILLION YEARLY!
How do we know. Because it's all in the Government documents we are able to get on our competitors. We know exactly the kinds of marketing services they provide, how much they charge the Government and what their annually billings are to the Government.
Now THAT'S big dollars... and you don't compete at that level without a serious strategic fight.
As you will read in this report, succeeding in business is more about "how to think" then it is "what to do."
Anyway when it comes to thinking, especially from a strategic level, I feel that Brad Fallon is without question one of the best doing it and doing it amazing well.
I'm going to interview Brad and find out -- is he lucky or smart -- was it a fluke or was his success from provable, repeatable strategic thinking... there are a lot of SEO guys -- so was it a fluke or a pre-planned and well-executed STRATEGY that created a $15 million business in 2 and a half years?
I know strategy, and I found out. Now, I'm going to get him to tell you... so you can apply this exact same strategic thinking in YOUR business.
If you attend one teleseminar this year, don't miss this one.
Actually, it's not a teleseminar -- we made a VIDEO because I wanted PROOF that his strategies worked and you'll see it with your own eyes.
Jusk click here to watch this very enlightening video interview. (Yes, it's free. And yes, not watching it could cost you a fortune.)
I'm speaking with Brad again tonight to solidify the recording of the webinar and will let you know immediately once that date and time have been stamped.
In the meantime, enjoy the pdf and the video.
You'll hear back from me soon. We have lots of amazing goodies lined up for you to help you breakthrough to whatever that next level is in your business.
It's going to be a fun and wild ride. I'll speak with you again soon.
Internet Marketing Tip: Upgrade them to a second copy. Use a phrase such as, "Receive a second copy of XXXXX for just $$$$$ more - have an extra copy for a friend or as a backup." Having a back up for many people today is very important, so use that in your sales process and brace yourself for the sales bump. Also, don’t forget the gifts. Position your offer as a gift that, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for a friend. Get the point? Encourage them to do their friend a favor and secure a second copy for a lower price. This is such a great upsell and so easy to do, that it’s amazing how
many miss this one.
Internet Marketing Tip: If you offer a physical homestudy course, offer your "Personal Strategy Guide" for 10% more. That means if your home study course is $997, then the add-on price can be $99.00 or something within that range. Allow your new customers to get there hands on your personal journal and records of how you use the strategy beyond what the course offers. No home-study course is able to keep up with the pace of change because the moment your create it, it becomes stagnant and the moment something changes, the course is now for the most part obsolete. So use that as a profitable advantage in your selling process. Even if your offer is on the lower end for hobbyist, this strategy is worth a whirl.
Internet Marketing Tip: The Delayed Trade Up Program. This is simple. After you have secured a new customer, send a bonus CD of a relevant product with only 20% of the content unlocked and available, make the other 80% visible, however inaccessible. Sell them the other 80% with ability to unlock the rest of the CD for instant access. Now that’s delicious! Taste this one and you will be addicted to the additional profits that it brings.
Internet Marketing Tip: Here’s another Delayed Offer. Sell the bonuses only after multiple tries to sell the product. This is an amazing strategy. Can you believe that you can take your value added bonuses and go back to those who have repeatedly decided to not purchase your main product and offer just the bonuses for sale and have 20% or more actual buy them… at no less that 50% lower that the price of the main product? Yep! Sure enough, it works. Give it a try with your list and bonus offers.
Now here are three more quick ideas. If you know what they are and know how to use them, it almost makes it impossible to not make more and more money each day in your business. Here they are…
Internet Marketing Tip: Up-sell to a total solution package.
Internet Marketing Tip: Down-sell to a partial purchase.
Internet Marketing Tip: Cross-sell into complementary products and services.
Here are two additional profit optimization tips.
Internet Marketing Tip: Offer upsells on a bridge page and then offer another, different upsell on the actual order form.
Internet Marketing Tip: Offer a coupon on your thank you page (after a sale, feedback form, etc). You can say something like, "Thank you for XXXXX. For helping us out/purchasing XXXXX you get the following coupon code: CODE This offer is good for XXXXX and expires XXXXX. Simply enter the code when checking out and you get XXXXX."
Here are two closing points…
Internet Marketing Tip: Make the offer! People cannot respond to what they don’t see. Unless they see the offer, multiple offers, they cannot and will not respond. You have to SHOW & TELL to SELL!
Internet Marketing Tip: No doesn’t mean “not at all.” When a potential buyer turns down an offer or a new buyer turns down an upsell, that doesn’t mean they are not interested in making a purchase or adding to their active purchase. It simply means what you put in front of them is not what they want. So, what’s the solution? Put something else in front of them. Put at least 3-5 separate upsell offers and options in front of them during one purchase cycle.
Following are some amazingly effective internet marketing tips to increase your profits from each sale you make.
However each internet marketing tip alone is not enough. The execution of the internet marketing tip will determine how effective and profitable they will be for you.
While we have a preferred ordering process that makes the following strategies more potent, space doesn’t allow for us to go into that this time. So instead, let’s give you a different quick illumination that you can use immediately to add punch and vigor to these simple strategies.
Okay, so here is your illumination. Ready? Keep this one thing in mind when looking to upsell so you can get more juice from any single trade-up strategy.
This is simple yet powerful and when you can pull this off, you can look forward to an amazing jump in profits without adding any new unit volume to your current sales flow.
So here it is. Make it your objective to have the buyer say to him/herself, “WOW, I didn’t know that!” …when they see your upsell offer.
What does that mean?
Well, let’s get right into these internet marketing tips and use the first one as an example of how you can have your new customer say “WOW, I didn’t know that!”
PROFIT OPTIMIZATION ALERT! When you have the offer that makes your new customers say “WOW, I didn’t know that!” then you can run that same offer to your current customers to get a nice bump up in new purchases. Try it. You’ll be amazed.
Internet Marketing Tip: For software sellers! If you sell software, offer a "Tips and Tricks" manual for an additional $19.97. Here is a possible “WOW!” moment. “After having developed and used this software for a year and collaborating with users worldwide, I found this software to be over 300% more powerful then we’d original thought. It’s amazing how your results can be tripled with these additional insights. As a result of this revelation we’ve developed our secret handbook of tips and tricks that we are making available in a limited supply of…”
Okay, so you get the idea. You can build on that. You present some kind of statement of “revelation” that makes them say “WOW, I didn’t know that!” and is associated with the upsell.
Internet Marketing Tip: Here’s another one for software sellers. Offer a back up version of your software on CD as an upsell. This is a solid gem that all software sellers should test immediately.
Internet Marketing Tip: Add on premium/priority support. There’s nothing more like getting the royalty treatment. Test adding premium support and/or some kind of priority support and service to any package you are selling that’s over $97.00 and see what happens.
Internet Marketing Tip: Offer Priority Rush Delivery at twice your cost to make a profit from faster delivery. Many companies pad the rush charge so they can make a profit on it. Hey, what do you think that “handling fee” is all about? If you are delivering physical products, put the offer on your order page, make it highly visible as a shipping option and sit back and watch the percentage of buyers that select it. It’s a pretty cool no nonsense add on that allows buyers who are rushing for your offer to get it now… get it fast… get it overnight.
Internet Marketing Tip: Add a $19.95 monthly continuity program to your product. Plan out a series of additions to your products just like the television networks plan out a television series. Know what you are going to deliver and when. Package it all up and add it on to your main package as the latest and greatest of what they are buying today. This is a great way to take a one time purchase and turn it into a 5 to 7 month revenue stream.
Internet Marketing Tip: Use the “old school” Order Trapper that's talked about in The Whole Truth. Use a phrase such as "Order within the next 7 minutes and you'll receive..." and add an additional bonus. Have a nice pop up appear with a countdown clock that starts at 7 minutes and put the screws to them to take immediate action to secure that luscious bonus dangling in front of them. Now, the best place to test this depends on your website stats. For example, if you have a large percentage of people who abandon your shopping cart or order page, then test it there. If the larger number of people are abandoning a different page, then test it on that page. In fact, test a different offer on each page and watch you trap more orders and your profits scream up the charts.
Internet Marketing Tip: For eBook sellers! Offer a physical version of your ebook as an upsell. Pretty simple eh? Yea, it’s the obvious, yet most don’t do it …and it’s quite profitable in fact. Test it and count how much more profit you start taking to the bank.
Internet Marketing Tip: Here’s another one for eBook sellers. If you sell an eBook, offer an "mp3" download of additional unreleased information for $19.97, or you can simply record your entire ebook as an audio book and offer that as the upsell. Add to that upsell an option to get a back up version of the audio on audio CD for an additional $14.97. (Many people don't burn mp3's, so don't make the assumption that everyone purchasing an mp3 will. Also, people who download valuable mp3’s oftentimes misplace them. Yea sounds silly, yet it’s true. So take that truth to your bank.)
Next week we will post Part 2 with 11 more internet marketing tips...
Cost effective Internet marketing strategies are not synonymous with free Internet marketing strategies. Cost effective means that for the money you get good or even great results. A strategy is different from a tactic in the real world, in the e-world strategy and tactics have become synonymous.
E-mail ranks equal to search engine optimization as the most cost effective Internet marketing strategies. That is emails that offer something to the reader and are opted for, or generated from opt-in services and not Spam. One good example of what to offer that is cost effective is to write a useful report and give it away. Another cost effective marketing strategy is to offer a free ezine that offers real value in each issue.
People do not purchase from those they do not know. So you need them to get to know you. A better understanding of how to get people to know you can be gained by analyzing the process.
"Cold Readers"
These are people new to your site, or who have just filled out the form on your website, or whose details you have received via co-registration. You know nothing about them and they know little about you.
"Curious Readers"
These people may have opened one or two of your emails and have at least decided to stay on your list long enough to find out what you're about and what they can gain by reading your emails.
"Interested Readers"
These people have opened and read several of your emails and continue to read them. Perhaps they have "moved" themselves from your "cold" list by opting-in to one your offers.
One way to know who your "interested" prospects are is to offer a free ebook or something related to what you’re selling and make them "register" for it by opting in to a second autoresponder. Another is to invite them to participate in a survey and capture their contact information when they do so.
"Excited Readers"
These are the people who are almost ready to buy. They need some sort of "push" or "nudge" to get them to take action. Maybe they need a "special offer" of some kind, or simply a personal follow-up email or phone call from you. Whatever it is, these are your hot prospects.
"Customer"
At last! These are the people who have bought your product, joined your opportunity, or bought something that you promote as an affiliate. In the long run, these are the folks who will make you the most money, because it will become easier and easier for them to act on your recommendations, as long as you don't betray their trust by endorsing poor quality products or programs.
Even though they may represent only a tiny percentage of the entire population of your list, these people are your long-term gold mine group. Treat them with respect.
More importantly your cost per sale will decrease over time as you build your lists and work through each part of your email campaigns on a regular basis.
How do I effectively develop an Internet marketing strategy? Every online business owner asks this question at some point in time. Unfortunately there is no universal answer to developing your Internet marketing strategy.
There are many different methods being used and new ones being tried every day. However, there are fundamentals that must be in place to develop a successful Internet marketing strategy… [click here to read the entire article]
As Microsoft looks to optimize performance to compete with Google, it looks like they have eBay in the crosshairs for a possible acquisition, as reported in the New York Post.
How would Microsoft purchasing eBay optimize Microsofts performance and make them more competitive with Google?
What are your thoughts?
When you mention XM Satellite (formerly American Mobile Satellite) and Sirius (formerly CD Radio), just don't mention them in the same room as Execs from Clear Channel.
Why?
Because as Clear Channel went on a buying spree of other radio stations, swelling up from just under 50 stations to more than 1,200 stations, it took a pass on the two satellite licenses that the US Government made available.
Guess who snapped them up?
Yep, you guessed it. XM Satellite and Sirius.
It's been pretty much downhill for Clear Channel ever since.
Why did Clear Channel who had plenty of money, pass up the opportunity to hold claim to one of the only two satellite positions available.
While one can only speculate, we do have enough evidence to suggest what happened.
Clear Channel (and Viacom for that matter) were so caught up in their present success (at that time), that it blinded them to the changing landscape and emerging opportunities in satellite radio.
Their narrow focus to optimize the companies success by owning more radio stations, has lead to suboptimization of its profits.
In all of the boardrooms in Clear Channel, they must of forgot to engage in "futuring" to anticipate market shifts and trend changes.
Value quickly began migrating from AM/FM to satellite and like running East to set a sunset, Clear Channel found itself heavily invested in the wrong direction.
What has this cost Clear Channel?
The cost has been in the BILLIONS of dollars as one negative effect jumpstarted so many that they are too numerous to name.
Talk about unintended consequences.
GEESH!
So my question for you is a simple one.
What success are you having today that is possibly blinding you to changes in your market and industry?
Let me hear from you.
What's your feedback on the Clear Channel challenge and your thoughts on what it takes balance today's business with building the business of the future as new opportunities emerge.
As of 11am est we opened up the Optimization Series Radio Show podcast which is the first step to the show going into offline syndication.
It's exciting to see that right now the show is at #12 in iTunes Business Podcast.
Paul Colligan, who is the Technical Podcast Advisor (hey, let me do the content, let someone else do the technical stuff) for the Optimization Series Radio Show Podcast has been posting about this today on his blog.
Check out Paul Colligan's Blog to see what he's saying. Be sure to register for the Optimization Series Radio Show Podcast and get real content, real results ...all the time.
We just found a great way to give to children who need it. It took me a few minutes to find a project that peaked my interest and donate money to make the project a reality...
Because we have our "sold out" Publishing 4 Profits seminar this weekend, we were looking for a good cause to donate to on behalf of this event.
My wife and I choose this site: http://www.donorschoose.org/
And here’s the post I found:
"For the past two years, my students' favorite unit has been the short story writing unit. This is, I think, in part because the kids have complete say over how their story is going to work, how they revise etc.
This year, I plan to have an ongoing writing workshop for my eighth graders in which, about twice a week, students will work on their own writing (not just short stories, but all kinds of non-fiction, poetry and drama as well).
I need some materials to make this truly independent. As one goal will be to get their writing published, I would like students to be able to find places to publish. Some of this will happen on the Internet, and I will bring in laptops for them to use, but I'd really like to have a lot of print resources for them as well.
The cost of the various books for a writing workshop for my eighth graders (like, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Stephen King, Teen's Guide to Getting Published Danielle Dunn,Jessica Dunn, etc.) is $364, including shipping and fulfillment."
Perfect fit for me and our seminar and so easy to make a reality for this class in New York.
Check them out and make a difference in a classroom: http://www.donorschoose.org/
Remember... creating wealth is about what you make... what you keep ...and what you give back to make a difference for others.
So, you not only have the "Power to Create Profits" ... you have the "Power to Make a Difference"
How about using that power ...to make a difference.
God Bless YOU and YOURS!
Stephen
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