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Search Results for: million dollar copy

May 28, 2015

How To Write Million Dollar Ad Copy

Last week I sat around a table with 10 other online marketers. We were talking about design and how most of the time ‘Ugly Design is Better’. We all laughed and a few of us shared stories about how we make more money ... Continue Reading

April 27, 2017

Copywriting Shortcut: How To Write Copy, Even If You Don’t Know How

My phone beeped. It was a text from a friend who was also in  the marketing game. He wrote: “How long did you spend writing the copy for that new campaign”? I had recently innovated an old-fashioned style of a ... Continue Reading

February 2, 2017

New Affiliates, Stop Reading Books.

One of the most common questions I get about affiliate marketing is “which books should I read before I jump in the game?” I used to answer with books like ‘Cashvertising’ or ‘Scientific Advertising’. But recently ... Continue Reading

May 19, 2016

Do I Need To Build A Team To Do Affiliate Marketing?

When I first started dabbling in affiliate marketing, I didn’t want to start a business. I wanted to leave the world of business and join a Counter Culture. I wanted to work from home, escape Society’s rules and make ... Continue Reading

December 31, 2015

Dear 2015: I Give Up

As I watched Bill Cosby get out of his car, surrounded by reporters and police and walk into jail - a little piece of my childhood died. When I saw his mugshot photo... it died a little more. Dec 30th, 2015: Bill ... Continue Reading

December 17, 2015

The Minimal Test: A Minimilist Approach to Landing Page Optimization

“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry One of the most important skills an affiliate marketer needs to have is ... Continue Reading

November 20, 2014

Scientific Advertising by Claude C. Hopkins

When Claude C. Hopkins wrote Scientific Advertising in 1923 the advertising world was a very different place. Most advertisers spent money on ad campaigns (mainly printed mailers) without being able to track results. ... Continue Reading

November 13, 2014

How To Spy On Ad Campaigns Without Spending Any Money

Right now - there are affiliate marketers who are spending $1000 a month to spy on your ad campaign. Why? Because copying someone else’s idea is the fastest way to launch a profitable campaign. And if you do it ... Continue Reading

April 3, 2014

5 Landing Page Optimizations That Take 5 Minutes or Less

If you're going to make it in affiliate marketing you have to get this into your head. Almost every campaign starts out losing money. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been made by con artists selling magic ... Continue Reading

January 16, 2014

How To Make $482,300 This Year By Focusing on $50 a Week

Ok - I hope you're ready. I'm about to unload a new affiliate marketing game plan on you guys from start to finish that can take you from newbie to monster affiliate status this year. A lot of people are out there ... Continue Reading

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