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Re: Amolto Call Recorder for Skype | Call Recording (audio Only) - Skype App Directory

Peter Holmes — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:04:06 -0000

does it work on mobile skype on iphones

Re: Credit where credit is due…

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:22:19 -0000

Another great blog Simon .. the new communication enablers available to us have allowed us a much greater depth of relationship on the web and with gmail or skype you can go from a tweet or a message to requesting a face to face video chat within minutes . Through your book and the 'Cracking the Code' training course we have used all these venues and they have greatly enhanced my business and personal communications.Your way of paying people back who have loyally followed you and participated in the revolving door launches is both generous and appreciated. Hard earned knowledge with a few laughs along the way ! Many Thanks.

Re: When the conversation turns to business….

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:53:57 -0000

In a world of information overload all market players have access to the same information about their competitors. They are aware of each others product innovations price and quality; it is the customers who will make the company’s mistakes as visible as their successes. Learning how to filter that information and then manage the conversations going on about your brand is where the challenge is. It becomes a lot easier if you have already built a community around your brand or products, who you are giving value to and who are giving value to each other. They are there because they want to be. They have made connections and relationships around your brand... The social Traffic community started reading blogs or maybe got the first release of Simons book “Social Traffic,” but have grown to become a close mesh of individuals spread all over the world with a common anchor… their passion for Social Media and their respect for the teaching techniques that Simon has used throughout his “Cracking the Code” training course that has bonded them together with a feeling of achievement and pride.

Re: Why listen to me?

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:13:23 -0000

I was one of the privileged ones to actually watch how these houses worked first hand. It was how I got to meet Simon in the first place .I was running an restaurant and internet café on Bondi beach in Sydney and there were people coming in and paying their rent online through his SWTE system.. I was intrigued… In 1999 this was not the norm that it is today and it wasn’t through some big real estate portal it was from within their own page within an online application that they logged into with a user ID and password. When the restaurant finally closed Simon purchased the computers to expand his network. Each house had a computer to log all the tasks that had been completed and to pay rent. There were others in the main office which were used for people to check themselves in etc during the couple of hours a day he had allocated for check-ins. The travelers checked their points each day and they could socialize between houses and post invitations onto a communal wall inviting people from other houses to a football game or a party they could even direct message one person in one particular bed in another house. When you moved to another house within the system you had the same login details and your history was there for everyone to see if you had been a good housemate to live with or not.
Initially having a trade background I helped with some of the renovations work on the houses and general repairs. I would log on from home and print off the lists of repairs which had been submitted by the lodgers then prioritized and re assigned to a tradesperson who was living in one of the houses to do for points or to me if it required specialized tools. If I needed certain materials or needed to pass the job onto another trade it was all done from the comfort of my home, minimizing time wasting so I could just come and get everything done in one hit efficiently. From this time onwards I have been in awe of Simon’s ability to manage his human equity, motivate, filter and commend where necessary, to achieve a predetermined outcome. Watching him build Events listed and now the Social Traffic “Cracking the Code “training course has been inspirational. As one of our other community members says so eloquently in her video testimonial about the course “Simon Ford is the Real Deal Ye all” and that he is, he does nothing by halves; he immerses himself wholly into what ever he does and builds leaders who build communities helping people everywhere to realize their dreams.

Re: “Social Traffic”, code of ethics

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:37:21 -0000

Re-reading this now having almost completed your "Cracking the code Course" I have a far better understanding of how the mindset you were instilling into us both through your practicum’s and weekly webinars works. You were always practicing what you preach and commenting on our comments, playing devils advocate to get the conversations pumped up is all part of the bigger picture. The group strategy breaking off into pages of their own from an initial conversation is brilliant, almost like the teared structure of your article marketing strategies. Which was by the way one of my favorite parts of the course so far. I can hardly believe how far this has escalated from an idea to a fully integrated cutting edge community driven training platform … just brilliant !

Re: The quality of what you do…

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:53:52 -0000

Hey Simon... just as you teach "words are everything," they are too when you make contact with someone online. You are so correct when you say “You’ll just know” when asked the quality question in relation to followers or friend requests. Using the correct intonations in your words, portraying your reason for wanting to make contact and showing that you have spent time to find out about the person you are introducing yourself too all go a long way to getting off on the right foot. Before taking you’re “Cracking the Code” course I was too approaching these venues more like a numbers game friending anyone who wanted to be my friend until they did something to offend me... but I was opening them up potentially to all my friends with out even vetting them. I do thing a lot differently now. Learning about how to use business pages and syndicate Notes to get my messages out to a broader audience has really helped... Can’t wait for the final Face Book training videos to be released so I can really get stuck into using all the functionality intelligently and with purpose.

Re: The quality of what you do…

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:01:35 -0000

I think you should use this little video up a stsndard reply to that list you talk about, knock them into shape, and if you change the mindset of even 5% of them you will be doing some good .. it would be interesting to see how many reply... and want to know more ..!

Re: If you were a corporation, what’s your stock worth?

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:38:54 -0000

I now think in terms of my stock worth in all online and offline relationships that I have, of how everything I do or say affects someone else’s. I have not of course learned this from one post.. but from following Simon’s lead, reading his book “Social Traffic” and more recently participating in the “Cracking the code” 10 week course he has developed...

Re: Where are we heading now?

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:32:50 -0000

This is one of my favorite posts as Simon covers both the quality verses quantity issues as well as introducing us to the future of digital media and the web we are all a part of through the words of Kevin Kelly. Living in a transparent world where the value you add to peoples lives is accountable and the quality of products you evangelize are easily checked your reputation and authority is continually and forever being updated with every keystroke. As web 2.0 - 3.0 evolves we really are the sensors with our feedback creating the structure of the very thing we are using to search. I now think in terms of my stock worth in all online and offline relationships that I have, of how everything I do or say affects someone else’s. I have not of course learned this from one post.. but from following Simon’s lead, reading his book “Social Traffic” and more recently participating in the “Cracking the code” 10 week course he has developed . The web is free, information is free but learning how to interpret and use that information to engage with the “always on” web, to give and receive value from it, is a skill that needs to be learned and taken very seriously...

Re: Our Social Traffic (2) journey together…

Peter Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:33:27 -0000

Simon has a fantastic insight into the future of digital marketing he watches the environment changing, understands the algorithms and how to track online behavior then analyze it for use in the business environment. The Social Traffic community has been built by people from all walks of life who have been eager to give their time for the great value they are receiving in return. None of us had any idea how much we would receive or how the friendships we made would develop. There was no financial gain, the currency was knowledge and the condition for receiving it, participation. Don’t buy the book and leave it on the shelf, because when you eventually get round to reading it the last chapter will have changed without you. The next chapter is being written by all of us and together we will go down in history as pioneers, leaving markers for others to follow across this ever fluid media landscape…I am so very grateful to be a part of this opportunity

Re: Just To Recap A Few Important Points From The Book

Peter Holmes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:35:07 -0000

Great summary of some of the venues you need to be engaged in to really be on the web as a business, treating every product launch as an event and syndicating content about it across multiple platforms...benefiting from their rankings is really smart too....

Re: ST “Soul Searching” contest for teams - Part 2

Peter Holmes — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:23:15 -0000

Well our team is strong and yes we have been well trained ... let the contest begin. I am really looking forward to inviting in more participants and engaging in the Face book Community. What a great way to introduce people to the techniques and strategies of Social Media than through the quickest growing social network on the Web !

Re: Surfing the Free Line

Peter Holmes — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:07:35 -0000

Yes Simon it is interesting how the free line works... the younger generation expect everything for free... yet the older generation see the word FREE and reach for their wallet, hey still believe there is no such thing as a free lunch .
With the unlimited amount of free digital storage online this is no longer true... there is loads of great information out there and it costs you nothing to distribute it ... its not talking up physical shelf space, doesn’t need to be printed in hardback and so is, relatively free. Being the distributor of this content helps you build a following... being an aggregator of this content and re distributing it with your own spin takes you a bit higher on the ladder of reputation but being the creator and distributor of great relevant and recent content which is actionable and results driven takes you into a whole new league.
That is when you become an innovator an authority and an influencer. This is why I follow your posts Simon, you fall neatly into this category in fact I believe you are re- defining it with the amount off great free content you produce weekly.
So where’s the commercial intent? There is usually a sales funnel eventually, unless you were only looking for a bit of recognition and an ego boost.
Through your content I found your course in Social Media, as you know I am now coming to the completion of it and to those reading this post... this was singularly one of the best decisions I have made in my online of offline career. The hand held tuition that “Social Traffic” avails to each and every student is beyond question the best I have ever seen online... Where does the free line end? Where YOU want it to... when YOU decide to grab hold of the opportunities in front of you and make a decision to ACT

Success is just a long string of good decisions... What will yours be..?

Re: Using Trackur for keeping track of your online reputation

Peter Holmes — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:39:36 -0000

Looks like Trakur could be a great asset to any Event Planner I’ve used hash tags # on twitter and searched keywords on Google manually but this looks like it gives you great targeted analytical data and graphic illustrations to work off… cool ! I’m sure you mentioned it in your Book “Social Traffic” too Simon, this of course being the ultimate in assets to any Event Planner... introducing them to the power of community and Social media and the amazing levels of training you now offer…..Great to read this article again and all your other valuable posts.. Thanks.

Re: 10 reasons to use NING for marketing events

Peter Holmes — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:28:26 -0000

Looks like NING could be a real asset to any Event Planner with the ease of adding content and sharing it. I’m sure you mentioned it in your Book “Social Traffic” Simon .. this of course being the ultimate in assets to any Event Planner .. introducing them to the power of community and Social media and the amazing levels of training you now offer…..Great to read this article again and all your other valuable posts.. Thank You.

Re: Can sharing be a marketing technique?

Peter Holmes — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:08:10 -0000

Sharing great content is not only good to educate others but in doing so you are further re enforcing it into every part of who you are .. I liked the tip about keeping the message consistent over different platforms at the same time stamp. I hadn't thought of that strategically, I use different venues to share different subjects with different niche groups of people who have various interests, but with your online identity being so connected I can see the mixed messages this could give an audience.We all have many pieces that make up our whole identity. My business interests are different from my ecological endevours ... so people will eventually get a complete picture of the whole.
So if I stumble across a great site about wind farms and eco projects should I not pulse it out immediately, amongst other posts about social media training and education which is where buy business interests lie, but bookmark it to stream out later when I am focusing on that space ?

Re: Twitzu

Peter Holmes — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:55:11 -0000

Sounds like a cool application building your own event page sending invites and with built in RSVP's, tracking attendees to see who’s coming … I’ll be checking Twitzu out for sure!

Re: Its all about the buzzz..

Peter Holmes — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:53:14 -0000

I arree its truly a powerful tool .. Video ....and once you have learned how to distribute them through all the sharing sites , syndication stratergies through article marketing and streaming into facebook and the like, they really can become viral.Keep them relatively short a bit humerous and make sure they give value with a clear call to action at the end and they cant help but build a BUZZZZzzzz.!

Re: Our Launch Story

Peter Holmes — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:36:48 -0000

Great post about the Launch Simon exactly as you have described in your "Social traffic" book , Building the interest and hype giving people an insight into the value they will recieve ..and therefore perceive before then creating scarcity to trigger ACTION !..I' ve seen your methods work again and again through the book launch and in the offline world .. i just was not aware of it before. I guess its like when you buy a certain make or color of car you suddenly see them everywhere. Now I am looking I see all the different tactics being used offline .. but until I did your course I had no Idea how I would even start to do this for an event or product online .. I am daily amazed at how well the techniques you teach work once you spend the time to "read the instructions" follow the videos and participate. If you have a problem .. call your mentor. Brilliant !! All the best with the launch of the site .I will be an avid user in the future and wish you all the best..

Re: Meetup wants us to MEETUP!!

Peter Holmes — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:09:19 -0000

Simon…… I returned to this post to leave a comment, as since doing your course where you pushed us, sometimes introverted "online junkies" to get engaged with our audience in everything from commenting on bogs and videos, making our own videos to introduce ourselves to the online world, to starting our own Radio Broadcasts!! I have now joined several "Meet’ups” in Sydney.
My experience to date has been fantastic! We usually have a presentation by one of the members or a guest and then socialize with people who understand what we are talking about and are actually engaged and interested. My own personal social network doesn’t GET IT and so it is really good to physically interact with people who do. They take place in a private bar at a city pub... we usually then go down to the main area, have a meal together in the bistro and network. I highly recommend getting out from behind that keyboard once a week and making local connections with other people in the online world .these connections could become extremely valuable moving forward

Re: Seed launch tactics

Peter Holmes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:45:53 -0000

Great post about the Launch ... Having participated in it and read the book about four times now ( aswell as listening to it on the podcast! ) I cant confirm more about how powerful the whole process has been, pulling everyone in to participate in and evangelize the launch from months before it started. Making everyone feel part of it, a fantastic job and an amazing wealth of knowledge and tools in the book .. thank you.

Re: Making Friends in the online Social Networks

Peter Holmes — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:02:20 -0000

Social Media is as you say just like going to party,or a relatives wedding where you meet new people but also run into all those familiar faces ..10years later .. you know them ,, as they were... not as they are now and you have probably changed a bit yourself. Superficially you hug like long lost friends but then you need to update whats been going on in your life and ASK about theirs... listen to what makes them tick ..Now. So many people just see a familiar face from school on facebook and push "friend request".... then wonder why there is no reply...?

Re: Offer for those who strive to ‘get it’ - welcome to the family

Peter Holmes — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:06:45 -0000

And what a fantastic campaign it has been . Having read the book and been involved in the campaign, using the strategies within the book, purely as an evangelist, I can't verbalize the depth of value this book and the learning within it has given me. Whenever I have had the opportunity of a ‘one on one’ with Simon in the last year, he is a master at playing devils advocate... something friends who know how passionate you are about your business may neither want or have the business acumen to do.. Many thanks to you .. Simon Ford.

Regards……..Peter Holmes

Re: Photo Sharing

Peter Holmes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:06:24 -0000

Some great Photo sharing ideas here and I haven't really thought about Geo tagging to events before, some great advise, I just subscribed to your articles so I look forward to getting more, Thanks

Re: Facebook 3 - Promoting your business

Peter Holmes — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:55:42 -0000

Promoting your business on Facebook the right way and grabbing the ads in your niche before the gold rush.. great tips.

I only used facebook to find relatives and friends whose numbers I had lost before.... but learning the power of what you can do with your Facebook profile, your business profile and the analytical tools attached to it has opened up a whole new world ...what a fantastic marketing tool it can be ..not to spam people, but to join groups with the same business interests, or make your own, for other people to find. People who are already looking for information about what you are talking about ...

Loving this training Simon and the team at Social Traffic.