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By now, you’ve probably been beaten over the head with the fact that John Reese has released a couple of new videos to help promote the upcoming release of the 2nd edition of his wildly successful Traffic Secrets course.

The videos are content-driven and include some very practical suggestions for boosting your own website traffic.

Of course, you probably already know this because you’ve been emailed a hundred times, been bombarded on Twitter, Facebook and wherever else affiliates go crazy spreading the word.

(Don’t get me wrong, I AM using my affiliate link in this post - like John needs ALL the money from his sales - but I wanted to wait to tell you about this until I had a chance to go through everything)

So What’s in the Videos? Are They Worth Watching?

To watch the first video, it takes nothing but a few minutes and you aren’t forced to opt into anything, so if you’re concerned about that…you can go right to the video page and get started.

But I know you’re busy and may be wondering what it’s all about before you take the time out of your day.

A Quick Answer: Definitely some solid information there that I’d be willing to bet MOST people don’t use, even if in the back of their minds they think they already know some of it.

A Longer Answer:

The first video (that you can watch at this page) is called “Results Detection” and includes very practical techniques to eliminate much of the trial and error process that comes with building traffic and an online business in general.

There are at least 8-10 specific ideas (I was trying to count, but pay attention at the same time…so may have missed a couple in the count) he provides to help you find out what is ALREADY working for traffic generation, instead of spending time and money to come to same conclusions.

Once you’ve finished watching that video, you have the opportunity to sign up for the Traffic Secrets notification list and view the next video entitled, “Own More of the Internet“.

This is a very powerful concept that I’ve been teaching my own students in a variety of my programs. It’s all about going wide with your efforts and reaching more prospects. I enjoyed John’s discussion of the concept because he has incorporated a good suggestions regarding the latest technology, content formats and publicity tools that are available today.

He also includes a very important advice that he rightly says so many online business owners don’t follow - and it’s all about planning ahead and seeing the big picture in all your content creation and traffic strategies. It may seem simplistic, but until you think about it and look at how you do your own planning, you might be surprised that you’re not really doing it either.

Other Thoughts

If you’ve been around the online business world for a few years, you may know that I credit the first Traffic Secrets course and John’s teachings with a huge boost in my success. In fact, you can still see my original bonus offer and success story when John relaunched the first version of the course.

What’s interesting is that 90% or likely more of what John taught in that first course is still applicable today. There are just a few things about Google Adwords, other pay-per-clicks and search engines that needed some updating. John could have done some minor editing and continued to sell the course, but from discussions with him and seeing these videos, it’s easy to see he’s taking a whole fresh approach and really harnessing the technology and tools available to us today. I for one, am looking forward to a whole lot more.

Take a look at the videos and let me know what you think.

As you know by now, the Hot Summer Seminar Series is in full swing at Kelly’s place. Each week, there’s a new webinar/teleseminar on an Internet marketing-related topic…and the series is FREE (but you can purchase recordings & transcripts if you want).

Here was a quick Twittouncement from Kelly today:

To which I had to reply:

Lynn has over 10 years online marketing experience and not only that - she’s a great to teacher who LOVES to share. That’s why the topic for Lynn’s call is perfect - it’s all about Social Marketing and how you can schmooze your way into the hearts of your prospects and customers.

BUT IMPORTANT: Tonight’s call has been postponed until further notice…but it’s still coming. Just sign up now and Kelly will keep you up-to-date.

This one totally creeped up on me yesterday. Kelly and the gang got started with a bang last night.

This is a free yearly online event with great speakers including Lynn Terry, Nicole Dean, Wendy Piersall and more.

If you’re looking for great webinars to help you grow your online business, here’s a perfect opportunity.

Sign up for free here.

Just don’t miss anymore.

CORRECTION: Apparently I have troubles with dates and the series starts tonight WEDNESDAY. So, we still have a chance to be cool. On deck tonight is the CEO and founder of Sparkplugging, Wendy Piersall.

We all know Jimmy D. Brown produces nothing but great stuff, so you can’t go wrong when Friday’s Freebie comes direct from the man himself.

This time, it’s his free guide “Triple Your Opt-In Requests from the Same Amount of Traffic”

You’ve probably heard the phrase “leaving money on the table” and it’s amazing how many areas of our business where this can happen…and our opt-ins are no exception.

Jimmy’s free guide shows you a 3-step formula to getting more people on your list.

Click here to learn more and download it.

Then look forward to more opt-ins next week.

A few years ago at a seminar, I was introduced to a fellow named Jeff Walker. As a fellow human being and Internet marketer, I immediately knew he was a kind-hearted, fun and super intelligent dude.

But above all that warm fuzzy stuff, Jeff had some pretty amazing strategies when it came to product launches. Jeff was a speaker at that seminar and I was introduced to his product launch successes and ideas. Soon after that, he officially launched his Product Launch Formula course. If you’ve been a reader of mine for a while, you’ll remember that product release and all the great content that came along with it.

One of those pieces of great content was Jeff Walker’s Social Proof Call that showed an element that a lot of people miss when launching a product. My readers really enjoyed the call, but came to me to ask “How Can I use Social Proof in My Business?” In answer to their question, I released a report to help them with that. If you’re interested, you can still get access to the call, transcripts and my report by clicking here.

Well, he’s back baby!

Jeff is back on the scene with the coming release of Product Launch Formula 2 and certainly this will prove to be an even more in-depth look at effective product launches in just about ANY MARKET. Although Jeff has helped people like John Reese, Frank Kern and the Guru-Bunch with their launches…he has helped far more people in non-marketing-to-marketers markets.

Jeff has just released a case-study about one of his students in the herbal remedies market that went from being on food stamps to 6-figures. It’s a very realistic view of taking the steps taken to “build it big”!

Click here to watch the case study video.

Just added to the “Internet Marketing Gurus” section. Love the term “guru” or not, great teachers sometimes make all the difference in the world. Here are two more great ones:

Michael Wong is one Internet marketer that really gets the passive income thing online. Although Michael has a huge online business, many people have never heard of him. That’s one of the reasons I like him so much. He keeps things just under the radar but that doesn’t hurt him in the least. Michael is a super search engine geek who is the one who taught me just about everything I needed to know to get my fair share of free traffic.

Originally an engineering major, Perry Marshall found himself in the sales arena and soon realized that it wasn’t an easy field to be in. To quote Perry himself - “We had the privilege of eating baloney sandwiches and ramen soup for a while.”

Perry soon learned that a lot of the techniques he was originally taught about selling, didn’t work….

I am frequently asked who I learn from and who I recommend, so the Internet Marketing Gurus section has grown. Although, I don’t have exciting videos like the guys at Internet Marketing News TV…I hope the information will be helpful to you.

Armand Morin: The man I credit with bringing me from a “doing okay” Internet marketer to someone who really did BIG things. I mentioned Armand the other day and his “An Obvious Truth” Report if you haven’t picked it up yet.

Jim Edwards: He puts complicated concepts into simple terms and he’ll make you laugh at the same time.

Mike Filsaime: Although I am not drawn to his product offerings, this guy has a huge and dedicated following…and for good reason.

I hope you’ll find the reviews helpful…more to come…

With recent talk on the blog about finding the right mentors and knowing who to learn from, I thought we needed an Internet Marketing Guru section to Internet Marketing Sweetie. We’re building a place where you can learn about various Internet marketing teachers, what they teach and my opinions on whether they are worth their salt.

Although, we’ve started out with 5 of my favorite Internet marketing teachers…we do plan to make this a comprehensive coverage many of the teachers out there. So, don’t be fooled by all the praise right now…if we see something we don’t like, we’ll be sharing it.

A big thanks goes to Arika Liddiard who has been a big help in putting this section together and helping me make it grow into a worthwhile resource.

Have a peek. We’ve got info on:

• John Reese
• Michel Fortin
• Alexandria K. Brown
• Jimmy D. Brown
• Dr. Ken Evoy

…all whom have a definite influence and impact on my business. But hold on tight, there’s more to come!