Internet Business Blog by Jack Keifer

Have you ever come across an interesting e-book, software, or other product, got pretty convinced by the sales copy, but still knew nothing about the person who's selling it? I think that often times the deciding factor in a purchase is how trustworthy or even visible the author is. How willing are you to spend $47, $67, $97 or even $300 on that product that you just can't live without, but you've never heard of the author before? Is there contact info on the website? A blog? Whois Info? No? Hmmm. Visitor expectations are rising all the time and one of those expectations are that they want to know more about the person that they are buying from. Blogging is in my opinion, one of the best ways to let your visitors get to know you. Wouldn't you be more inclined to purchase from someone who has a presence on the internet and cares enough to share useful information with you? Of course! As an internet business person, this should be a vital component in your marketing system. Show people that there is more to you than some pitch man pushing your latest product. So how could you take blogging to the next level? I recently read a post on James Braush's blog where he's giving away a wireless camera to a trackback of his choice. When reading this it occurred to me that adding video to your blog IS that next level! James has probably "arrived" in the internet business world to that initial desired level. I still have some ways to go, and what better way to share this journey than by making this blog a video blog! By showing you directly through video the results of taking action on your business, I may inspire some of you out there to come out of your comfortable "sleep" and realize that this can be your reality too! Making a visual connection can allow people to understand that being successful is something tangible that you can attain, and not just something that randomly befalls a lucky few by random chance. Stick around this blog and tag along on this journey with an average guy as he transforms himself into a "2%er". Maybe you should try this on your blog. Do you sell products? Are you more likely to buy from a friend as opposed to a digital billboard? James Brausch posted a pic from a cruise that he was on a couple of weeks ago, and for me, that one pic posted on his blog created a connection between James the man, and the integrity of his products. If a single picture can speak a thousand words, just imagine what 15 frames per second can do!

James Brausch is giving away a free CD from one of the funny comedians who were performing on the cruise that he took over the weekend. Why was he on a cruise? Did his buisness survive without him? Check out his blog and find out for yourself.

The Irresistible offer by Mark Joyner is recommended reading by James Brausch. It's available from Amazon.com at a very reasonable price. Check it out!

James Brausch has just recommended a book by Joe Vitale called "Attractor Factor" This book may be of interest to you if you liked my post relating to the Law of Attraction a couple weeks ago. I've read some of Joe Vitale's materials before and found them truly inspiring. Joe Vitale is one of the Big boys and a great source of inspiration and guidance. My own copywriting is inspired by Joe's material. I'm no Joe Vitale obviously, but that's the level I aspire to reach or exceed. If James Brausch finds merit in his work, then what else can I say? Check it out.

I just read the WOW posting on James Brausch's business blog and its interesting to see out of 2500 readers a day there has been only one response to the offer of having a cruise paid in full by him just for responding. It sounds like his 2% theroy has a lot of merit. Ok, with that said, I don't plan to be in the 98% chump category, so if I interpereted James' blog correctly, it applies to anyone with a blog, so here goes. Why should you pay my way? My answer is that there is no reason what so ever that I can think of, but my wife Tingting is new to the U.S. (just arrived from China in August) and paying her way would be a wonderful treat as she experiences the unique and wonderful culture that the west has to offer. I of course would foot my own bill to accompany, should Tingting be the lucky choice. We are both relatively new to internet business (just over a year) and come to view James as our role model. Just having the opportunity to have a causal conversation with James is an opportunity of a lifetime. Shop talk however should be initiated by the master himself. Being an "info moocher" is not very cool in my book. Anybody reading this blog should jump over to your own blog and respond to his offer. You just may find yourself on a cruise with James Brausch & his wife having a great time in the sun!

I will be releasing a video within the next day or so on testing your auto cookie. It's covered in the help file, but I thought that it might be interesting to my visitors to see how you can validate that your cookie is working with the no-framed re-direct method. Clickbank links are especially important for using the un-framed method. The method of testing that your ClickBank affiliate ID is working is actually very simple. Just click on your cloaked link to get to your merchant page. Now simply click on the payment button and scroll all the way to the bottom. You should see something like this. [affiliate = YourID] The video won't be too long, obviously, but I think it will be helpful. Also, I received a plesant surprise this morning when I checked my favorite blog - JamesBrausch.com . I was featured in the "New Blog Alert" on his website! I'm honored for being noticed and thanks too! If you haven't checked out his site yet, then go there now and bookmark it right away. James' site should be required reading for every marketer!

I recently received an email from a customer who wanted to know if their conversions would increase even more if they inserted all their affiliate link cookies into the home page along with their individual review pages. My answer was of course NO. This practice of "cookie stuffing" is an abuse of the cloaker software and I definately do not condone it. If you want to make your vistors angry and give your self a reputation of duping your visitors, then its your loss. Show some respect for your visitors and use the cookie feature only for the links that appear on your page! You want to be in business for the long haul. Treat your visitors with honesty and respect and they will honor you the same way with their repeat business and referrals to your website. If you want to abuse your visitors, then I don't want your sale. Find another site. Don't stoop down to the level of a "bottom feeder". Sincere effort into building your business and giving your visitors real value is what it's all about. Keep your focus. If you're a newby marketer and broke, then concentrate on building your business and generating revenue first before investing your money into affiliate tools.