One of the secret weapons of internet marketing is the joint venture partnership, often called simply “JV”. A JV partnership is where you work in conjunction with another person to promote a product on the Internet. It allows you to take advantage of the resources built up by another. For example, let’s say you have a product you would like to...

When you hear people say that internet video is really big right now, they’re right. Now that so many people have broadband Internet access, the common use of internet video has reached mainstream and more and more people are starting to do it. And rightly so. You ever watched television for hours on end? Even if it isn’t particularly exciting, your...

Any method of making money online requires traffic. You need to have traffic. The more traffic that you have to your website, the larger will be your ability to make money online. So, the question is: how do you get traffic? And that is the age-old question. Several of the past days in this series have touched on various ways to do it. People are devising new,...

If you are running a business on the Internet (even if your business is offline but you have an online presence) and you do not have a mailing list, you are throwing money away. Clear enough for you? When a person arrives on your website, it is probably because that person was/is interested in what you’re doing. They’re looking for an answer....

I have no doubt at all that we have a lot of business owners and marketing folks come by and visit PCMECH. Folks who could benefit from the large audience we have here. If you are interested in:Growing your business Building more awareness for your brandthen I have an announcement for you. PCMECH is now offering direct sponsorship opportunities. This is...

You have an idea for a website or a product. You invest time and maybe money into creating it. You get it all ready. It looks gorgeous! It is time for launch. You upload it to your web server. You pull it up in your web browser. Wow! There it is. You’re in business. But, nobody is coming. What the HELL is going on?! Well, what the hell is going on is that...

Have you ever wondered how a useless bag of crap like Paris Hilton manages to make a fairly significant income? Or Britney Spears? It isn’t because of their talent (obviously). What is it? Because they’re interesting. But, how does that translate into dollars? Because they attract ATTENTION. A club owner in Las Vegas, for example, wants to generate...

There is an old saying: “If you build it, they will come”. Well, that is just plain NOT TRUE when it comes to a website. It takes work to get people to your website. The good news is that a blog is an ideal platform for promoting and, just by having a blog, you’re already on your way. In this video, I’ll give you 10 tips to start driving...

If you want this to be a big part of your marketing, you have to do it right. It’s especially hard to make contact with someone again if things go really bad the first time around. Although all is not lost when you get denied, it sure makes things more problematic in the long run. Get it right and you’ll have great ammunition for future promotions, a...

Alright that’s number one sorted. We know about the numbers and the type of people you’ll be reaching, and why they’ll be so important, but remember you’re doing the actual deal with the list owner not the people on the list. So out comes this hugely important factor of why these subscribers are on this persons list anyway. That is the...

OK, we’ve talked about getting into the mind of your potential JV partner. We’ve talked about offering something that will make them want to pay attention. [hidepost=1] In this section we’re going to take that a little further. You may remember the example from part one where we looked at someone who had approached me and received a no answer....

What A JV Attempt Looks Like From your prospects point of view. Let me give you an insight as to how this kind of thing happens and how JV deals usually come together. This is an example of an incoming approach for a JV deal. [hidepost=1] So here I am sitting at my computer at three in the morning. The milk float woke me up so I decided to grab breakfast and get...

The other day, I met with Kyle Graham of Ambidupdate.com. We were meeting to talk a little business, but he had asked me ahead of time if he could do a quick interview. Of course I said yes. He used his new Flip Video to record this interview of me outside of a Chili’s in Tampa, FL. Now, Kyle’s service allows people with little to no experience...