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Re: Bulk Import of Photos and Videos is Back in Phanfare App Under iOS 4

monetizemylife — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:08:41 -0000

Hey Andrew,

Thanks for the update! Just downloaded it and it's currently uploading 214 pictures. So much better than the one at a time thing.

I'll certainly be giving your app a wonderful 5-Star review in the App Store.

Also, thanks again for the quick reply on my Feature Request the other day.

Richard Matthews

Re: Unsubscribe From Every Internet Marketing Email List You’re On!

monetizemylife — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:41:41 -0000

Hey Keller,

I've done this several times. I've realized in the past that I sign up to a ton of lists on a very regular basis. Then I get hundreds of emails a day and don't even read them.

I've discovered that I can stay connected to one of the Big IM Guru's list and get all of the information that's worth hearing from that one list.

My choice of lists to stay connected to was Frank Kern's because all of his emails make me laugh and he's damn good at what he does... so I like to study his method. Plus, he's a part of pretty much every important launch in the industry.

The only other list I stay connected to is Andre Chaperon's List from AffiliateBully.com - he's not a big name... but he certainly knows how to get me to read his emails. I read everything he sends me... as soon as I get it... every time... even if I've got 100 other emails in my inbox... his gets read.

The reason for this is his powerful ability to tell stories and keep me engaged. I try to learn everything he does with his emails... because when I send out emails to my list... I want them to be read the way I read his emails.

Other than that... I pretty much un-subscribe to every list I'm on. If I want to keep up to date with a particular blog or marketer, I add their blog to my Google reader feed list.

Also if someone is worried about staying up-to-date on all of the affiliate launches in the IM industry... there is a nifty website called www.jvnotifypro.com that will let you know about every launch happening in the next three months or so in the IM industry. Add their feed to your RSS reader.

Re: How to Earn Your First $500 From Affiliate Marketing

monetizemylife — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:17:59 -0000

Hey Keller,

Great article. I wanted to comment on your driving traffic section. Since you mentioned several good ways to drive free traffic, I wanted to mention one of my favorite ways to drive paid traffic.

That's Niche Banner Advertising. Take a few moments and design a good banner for the site you are promoting - or have it made for you here http://www.20dollarbanners..... Then go to google and type in the main keywords for your niche. Go through the top ten sites and see which ones are showing ads.

Then just make a list of each site that's showing ads and start contacting them one at a time.

Pay to put your banner on the first site that accepts ads that's highest up in the search engines. Then, wait for the traffic to start coming in and optimize your banner, your site, and your funnel until that first banner is profitable.

Rinse and Repeat.

Pretty soon, you'll have banners all over the internet that are profitable and getting your thousands and thousands of visitors per month. Pretty fun... but it takes a little bit of a budget to get that first banner up and profitable.

Enjoy.

Re: Will I Miss iPad Unitasking?

monetizemylife — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:40:15 -0000

I'm all for the Uni-Tasking nature of the iPhone/iPad. I love it on my phone... and I think that Apple's 'Multi-Tasking' solution will sorta be a best-of-both-worlds approach. You are still technically uni-tasking... but you can switch easily and quickly between multiple tasks. I think it will be wonderful.

Re: BlogPress – Thumbs Up Review – So Far At Least

monetizemylife — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:45:29 -0000

Isn't there a wordpress app for the iPad? - http://mashable.com/2010/04...

Have you tried this app yet? If so, what do you think of it?

Re: iPads On A Plane Part 2

monetizemylife — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:41:44 -0000

As in AT&T would ban your accounts? That sucks.

Re: Is FresheVenture.com Over?

monetizemylife — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:17:31 -0000

Hey Keller!

Congratts on the baby, my little one just turned 4 months old. It's the best thing in my life.

I look forward to interacting with you more often now that your feeling better. :)

Re: Take a Holiday from Writing – Use Private Label Content

monetizemylife — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:09:26 -0000

Hey Keller,

Long time no comment. Sorry bout that - life's been a little hectic with a new baby and a lot of new learning.

I like the idea of using PLR content. - My only problem now it coming up with the money for it.

I've also just started a new strategy of being a type of new reporter in a market that I'm playing it. We'll see how that works too.

Have a great day.

Re: 7 Ways to Kill Your Home Based Business

monetizemylife — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:15:17 -0000

I've fixed them... it would be wonderful if I was actually capable of spelling. :)

Re: Should Your Small Business Advertise as Christian Owned?

monetizemylife — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:31:24 -0000

I totally agree brad!

I've never felt the need to advertise my christianity. Because it's not something that seems like it should be advertised. It's part of who I am. It's part of my character. I don't advertise that I'm a male and that I have "male owned and operated business." I don't tell people that I'm married, or that I'm blond, or that I've got a new baby. Could you just see me plastering on my business cards "Business owned and operated by a twenty-something blond married christian father of one"?

It seems ridiculous to me. My faith isn't something that I must tell you you about for you to know... if I have to tell you that I'm a christian for you to know... then I've failed.

I guess their could be a place for it in your online interactions, where your only communication is text-based. But like you've said... you'd really better have a good reason for doing so.

Also, as a side note - I highly recommend you read a book called "So you don't want to go to church anymore" You can get a digital copy for free here:
http://www.jakecolsen.com/c...
It has radically altered the way I think about my faith. I would love it if you'd read it and tell me what your thoughts are.

Re: 7 Ways to Kill Your Home Based Business

monetizemylife — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:19:43 -0000

I've personally spent a ton of time being distracted in my Home based business. It is so hard to keep yourself on task and focused on RPA (revenue producing activities). I've gone months without getting anything major accomplished.

I've struggled with almost all of the points above, but I've recently stumbled across something that has vastly improved my efficiency and my focus.

Everyones talked about or heard about Outsourcing... but very few people ever do it. I was in the boat of "that's something I'll do eventually..." But eventually never comes, we all know that.

But then someone shared this with me:
http://monetizemylife.com/Recommends/ReplaceMyself

It's 45 Minute Free Audio recording from a man who really knows his stuff when it comes to outsourcing. Within two day of listening to that recording, I had hired my first outsourced employee for my business. What's happened since has amazed me.

I'M GETTING STUFF DONE!

Now that I have someone who's working for me... I've found that I must be able to very clearly think about what tasks need to be accomplished for my business. I've had to take what was all jumbled in my head and put in clearly and understandably on paper (or the internet) for someone else to be able to do.

It's helped me really begin to understand my business better, but forcing me to think "What's Important Now" and know exactly I want to have done.

It's also free'd me from being an implementer in my business to being a Knowledge worker. I can really focus on understanding, growing, learning, and interacting for my business, instead of being forced to do all of the little tasks. Already, I've gotten more done in a few weeks time than I have in a long time.

I highly suggest any one who's struggling with their home business to look into outsourcing pretty seriously.

http://monetizemylife.com/Recommends/ReplaceMyself

Re: Will Christian Entrepreneurs Be Able to Squeeze Through?

monetizemylife — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:06:47 -0000

Hello again Brad,

Love this post. Again I have some thoughts to add.

As a young man (12 years old to be exact), I knew that someday I would be wealthy. I knew it, I still know it. It's never been a question in my mind. I just know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God's plan for my life is great wealth.

I'm not there yet, because God has so much to teach me. I needed to know what poverty felt like. I needed to know how to trust God completely for everything... including my next meal and the money for the bills. I've been there... and yet I still know that His plan for me is to generate great wealth.

You see when I was a child, reading the scriptures and listening to the men and women who's faith I admired tell stories of God providing for them I noticed something very very common. Almost every story that I've ever heard of God providing for someone who was in great need included another of God's children who was the vehicle for that blessing. I knew that someday I was to be one of those vehicles. God uses people to bless other people. He does it all the time.

I wanted sooo badly to be one of those people. It became a very intense desire in my life and I've since learned through my study of scripture that God is the author of desire and passion. You see passionate people make huge impacts on our world. Passion connects people. Connected people have relationships. The greater the relationship, the greater the influence. Greater influence allows the Gospel an open door into someones heart.

I believe that being a passionate entrepreneur will allow me both to connect with and influence other entrepreneurs and hopefully make an impact someone's life towards Christ... but that in my passionate pursuit of desires God's laid on my heart, that I'll be blessed greatly and thus be able to give back greatly.

Re: “Christian Entrepreneurs: I Said Prophets, Not Profits!” – GOD

monetizemylife — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:52:14 -0000

Hey Brad,

You make some good points in this article and I agree with you almost totally. I just wanted to add some thoughts.

I've been studying scripture, history, and economics for a long long time... and it is my current understanding that running a profitable business is exactly what God would want from you, should you be running a business. In the same way that he would want you to perform your best should you be an employee in another's business. As a christian, I should devote myself to the pursuit of excellence in everything I do. If I run a business, that would be included.

Also, if you look further in the economic structure of our world today and compare it to that of the economic structure of biblical times (or even 150 years ago), you'll soon realize that this thing we call the "Job" has only existed since the late 1800's. There were no employee's to speak of before the industrial revolution. The Job is a modern phenomenon... one I believe to be very destructive to the family unit, but I'll leave that rant for another time. The culture and people's to whom the first scriptures were read and to who they were written, would have been almost exclusively accustomed to what we call "small business" today. I say almost because if one did not make his money from a small business of some sort back then, then he was likely a slave.

People were smiths, leatherworkers, butchers, millers. Jesus was a carpenter. Paul was a tent-maker. You can go through scripture from front to back and see example after example of the men and woman of God who were exclusively business owners. Many of them were very very wealthy.

God provides in many ways, one of them is though the natural order of things that he set into place. Scholars call this providence. When applied to small business and our discussion here, it means that God has given you a skill and a passion that you have turned into a source of income for your family. That is God providing for you. You need to be turning a profit if you are to take care of you family and give to the poor.

So, at the risk of continuing on forever I end with this thought. God doesn't doesn't just want your business to be profitable, He expects it. (Please understand this a general rule and not me proclaiming God's will in all His children's lives. God may have other plans for certain individuals)

Re: Should Your Small Business Advertise as Christian Owned?

monetizemylife — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:32:09 -0000

Very insightful article Brad. I've been a christian for many years and spent five years studying my faith at a wonderful christian college. I've spent another three years studying in an intensive seminar style. I've traveled the world with my faith... and after all of this, I think that most of my brothers and sisters in the faith have it wrong when it comes to their interactions with the world. Not that I have it all right... by no mean. I've just come to understand that we as christians need to engage with people in real ways. We don't need to tell them that we are Christians. They will know us by our love. If we have to tell someone that we are christian or tell them that our business is christian owned, then we are doing something wrong... it should be fairly obvious by your interactions and they way you treat the people you serve.

What are your thoughts on this?

Re: Best WordPress Design Contest 2009 Winners!

monetizemylife — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:30:57 -0000

Congratulations to all the winners!

This was a fun contest to be a part of. I look forward to the next round. :)

Re: LAST DAY to Vote for Your Favorite WordPress Design of 2009!

monetizemylife — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:39:25 -0000

Thanks Keller! She really likes it. I'm glad the contest was a success. I didn't end up promoting my design at all because I wasn't comfortable with it. Then I finally got my own custom design finished like three or four days ago and switched it. I didn't think it woul have been fair to promote a design that I was going to be changing soon. The sacrifice was worth it though, because now I love my design.

Re: LAST DAY to Vote for Your Favorite WordPress Design of 2009!

monetizemylife — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:31:01 -0000

Congrats on running your first successful Contest Keller! I'm really glad to see how well it's turned out. My wife's blog design has even gotten several vote... and it's my design... YAY!

Re: UPDATE: Ask Yaro Starak Your Blogging Question Here On FresheVenture.com!

monetizemylife — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:43:33 -0000

I've actually not used Pamela... I'm using Garage Band to record Skype. I'll be buying a program like Pamela eventually. But free works for me now. :)

Re: UPDATE: Ask Yaro Starak Your Blogging Question Here On FresheVenture.com!

monetizemylife — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:20:28 -0000

I'm really looking forward to the interview Keller! Good Luck with the Skype recording. Let me know if you need any help getting it figured out. I finally figured out how to get skype recording on my mac.

Re: Selling Advertising Space Part 3: How Do I Manage and Sell Ad Space and What Type Should I Offer?

monetizemylife — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:15:33 -0000

Here's My question for you Keller,

How do you ensure that the ads that do end up being sold are valuable to your reader and not just random and not inline with your theme? Can you reject applications or purchases from advertisers who want to advertise something unrelated?

Re: My Controversial Blog Review on John Chow Dot Com

monetizemylife — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:09:00 -0000

Hey Keller,

You crack me up :) - "I guess my main focus is..." - You know your main Focus... It's to create fantastic content that gets your readers to sign up to your newsletter. No guessing involved. You've taught us in your posts that we need to know what ours is too. If your focus is first on getting people to read your content and then signing up... then you are absolutely spot on... that's what I did.

But if your focus is to get subscribers first and then send them great content all the time, then you might be a little backwards.

I haven't really decided which approach I want to take yet. I'm still in the 'deciding what my brand and focus is' stage. I'm still coming up with fantastic ideas and i'm just trying now to figure out how to put them together into a cohesive package.

Re: UPDATE: Ask Yaro Starak Your Blogging Question Here On FresheVenture.com!

monetizemylife — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:11:42 -0000

This is a question I'm currently struggling with.

This has to do with opt-in forms. Everyone knows that you should be building your list and that your blog is a fantastic way to do that. So here's the question: Do I make a separate landing page for my NewsLetter Opt-In and use a fantastic headline and a link to the landing page on my blog headers, sidebars, and footers -- OR -- Do I simply put my my actual opt-in form in those locations and hope for the best?

Re: My Controversial Blog Review on John Chow Dot Com

monetizemylife — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:57:20 -0000

Hey Keller,

I hope you don't mind to much, I took to liberty of getting involved with the nasty discussion over at Jon Chow's blog. I hope my comment helps Indi discover something more powerful in his life than hurting others. If there's anything I know from my years of counseling and study in relationships... it's that hurting people hurt people. So Indi is a hurting person... what he needs from us is support and not condemnation. I wish I knew how to connect with him and help him get past his hurts so he can share his gifts with the world. I know that he could touch people's lives because he is obviously a passionate man... at the moment that passion is directed negatively.

Onto your review on Jon Chow's blog though. His review was insightful and very true. I for one love your 'Text Heavy' approach. But I'm a die hard novel and self-help book reader. I'll spend hours and hours and hours reading everyday. It's and addiction really. I'm addicted to learning. Your nice long 'text heavy' post are exactly the kind of posts my mind craves. I can't stand images and can't ever seem to figure out how to add them to my own posts.

Silly fact about me to illustrate my point: I can't read comic books... too many pictures. I want to create the pictures myself.

Writing (no matter the style - teaching or entertaining) is completed not when the writer has laid the pen on the desk and called the work finished, but when the reader turns the last pages and enters reality anew, for it is in the mind of the reader that the a story or a teaching comes to life and forms new memories and experiences.

Wow, I just went all Socrates on you. :)

Guess I'm just saying I like your posts the way they are.

As for the site design with pictures and what now... the only thing that I'd ever do differently is to make your call to action more prominent.

For instance... there are 17 links above the fold on your website (when viewed on my monitor) that take your reader to something other than your sign-up. There are two (maybe three) links that are call to action. Now I know that My blog is absolutely terrible at this... I still can't figure out my design.

But My point is that by looking at your home page or any other page for that matter... signing up for your free report is something that's optional... it's small and non-prominant. Header Right, sidebar, footer - I've got lots of options other than signing up.

Compare that to IncomeDiary.com's home page. What reaches out and grabs your attention on his homepage? His Call to action... you absolutely can't miss it and can't ever misjudge what he's wants you to do. Yet he still has his recent posts, interviews, and relevant navigational links.

Now, I'm not advocating you redesign your site, but just pointing out that one of the things you've taught me is that you want people to know exactly what your call to action is on your front page and that everything you do should be in someway directing people to your call to action. I just wonder if maybe your call to action was bigger or more prominent, if you'd get a better conversion rate.

Again, I'm not speaking from experience, just paying attention to my habits when I visit sites and taking notes on how I respond to different things. For instance, I spent two weeks on your site reading and paying attention before I singed up. I signed up at IncomeDiary on my first visit... and honestly your content is better than his and think your free report would be more valuable to readers.

Maybe you should poll your readers and find out their thoughts on your call to action... like how long before they signed up... or what encouraged them to sign up. The details might be quite revealing and help you determine if you should change something or if your current strategy is working like a charm. But you'll never know if you don't ask... you taught us that too "Shameless Self Promotion" :).

This is more for me than you... don't be afraid to ask your readers for their opinion. Sometime I think they want to see you succeed more than themselves... because watching you succeed gives them hope and we all desperately need hope.

Have a fantastic day Keller. Sorry for writing an entire article in your comment section... hope I don't blow up Disqus.

Re: 100 Post Recap #1: The Best, The Worst, and The Surprising!

monetizemylife — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:02:12 -0000

I Know!

I'm so excited about all sorts of things. I got SOOO Many opportunities right now I feel like I could sprint in a hundred different directions.

Seriously, right now is the BEST time in the world to get started with a Fresh E Venture. There's just so much un-tapped opportunity if people would only begin to look for it.

You've proven it with your blog. Four months ago you were unheard of in the blogshpere and today you've been recognized by Yaro and Jon Chow... and all the supporters of the Blogging Design Contest. You've accomplished a ton in a very short amount of time and I'm inspired to more action and more focused action because of you.

Let this post be a lesson to anyone who's reading it that simply focusing on something you love and do a little work every day to further your business... you can have any success you are prepared to earn. Any!

Wow... I think I've started rambling in excitement... I'll stop now. Bye now :)

Re: 100 Post Recap #1: The Best, The Worst, and The Surprising!

monetizemylife — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:30:20 -0000

Hey Keller,

Congratts! I'm really excited for you. You've done such a fantastic job with your first four months. I started at the same time and I've had no where near your results. That's okay though. You seem to have a better handle on what you're trying to accomplish that I do.

I still feel like a fish flailing out of water sometimes. That's okay though, I may not be where I want to be yet, but I'm persistent and I'll get there. I don't plan on giving up. ;)

Here's to all the success we are prepared to earn!
Richard