“…Even old John D Rockefeller realised his greed and started giving his money away. Then theres Perry Marshall he won’t go to lunch with eager students and share his knowledge without getting paid. You can rationalize all you want, but your response was arrogant and greedy. Let me summarise, what you did was Bull !@#$%…”
Online Marketing: Need it be a Lonely Business?
I’ll come right out and admit it – one of the reasons I “retreated” into the world of online marketing was, I was tired of being rejected by people.
For several years I was pounding pavement and knocking on doors and dialing for dollars. And for the most part this was NOT successful. I had nothing but moths in my wallet and I was seriously burning out. I was reaching a point where I just couldn’t take the constant diet of rejection anymore.
Thankfully I changed jobs (this was in the early Internet days, about 10 years ago) and the new company had a website. A website that was actually producing good sales leads every day.
Fighting With My Boss About Direct Marketing
Fighting with my Boss about Direct Marketing In the last Dilbert Cube job I ever had, I was mastering the craft of Direct Marketing and my boss named Nick didn’t like it.
There were two things he didn’t like.
1) He was a corporate guy who loved (and I mean, LOVED) chest-beating, ego-building brand advertising. I remember one time walking down the street in downtown Chicago, he was laying out for me the grand vision of his DREAM.
Geo-Scores, Netflix, Image Ads … & a Chance Encounter at a Stanford Geek Party
First off, is this old news? It’s actually been around in some form for awhile:
Google is counting geographic performance as part of your Quality Score (QS). At least, they’re now announcing it. Meaning, in the regions you’ve chosen where you happen to be advertising, they grade you on the curve of other advertisers who are aiming there too (Google ALWAYS grades you on the curve) and determine your QS accordingly.
A Cool AdWords Tip
I want to alert you to a very useful technique that I’ve used for a long time to improve my Google ads. We talked about this during a 2-day 4-man intensive and again at Gladiator Club last month, and I wanna make sure you’re aware.
At first, improving your Google ads is easy. The first time out, anything you try is 50% likely to be better.
AdWords, The Content Network, and the Jet Stream: Free MP3
Perry Marshall & Harlan Kilstein in Conversation: Maximum AdWords Results on Google’s Content Network, via the “Jet Stream”.
Listen Here: (66min.)
"No, David!" and the Conversation Inside a 4-Year-Old's Head
Cuyler is my oldest son. Cuyler’s favorite bedtime book is called “No, David!”
David is a little kid who’s playing baseball in the house and smashes a vase. “NO, DAVID!”
David is running down the street and he forgot to put his pants on. “NO, DAVID!”
Lee Milteer: Giftedness
Matching Your Unique Talents to a Complex World